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A 19-year-old Worli Naka teenager became the latest victim of dengue infection — succumbing to dengue shock syndrome at Nair hospital on October 5. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)
A 19-year-old Worli Naka teenager became the latest victim of dengue infection — succumbing to dengue shock syndrome at Nair hospital on October 5. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)
The changing weather has taken a toll on Mumbaikars, with viral infection at its peak this year. As many as 1,724 fever cases were reported in the first week of October alone, along with 110 gastroenteritis cases in the city, data collected from the civic health department indicated.
Apart from rising gastroenteritis cases, caused by contaminated water or spoilt food in small pockets of the city, dengue cases are steadily escalating.
A 19-year-old Worli Naka teenager became the latest victim of dengue infection — succumbing to dengue shock syndrome at Nair hospital on October 5. This is the sixth dengue death reported in the city.
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