No dengue death in city: Civic body
Even as the state recorded alarming number of dengue related deaths in Tirunelveli and other southern districts, Chennai corporation on Thursday denied any dengue death in Chennai and maintained that the city was relatively safe when compared to other districts.
Blood samples and platelets analysis of the 29-year-old woman who died last night at Anna Nagar have tested negative to dengue, corporation health officer Dr P. Kuganantham told DC.
He also urged members of public to dispose of worn out tyres and plastic materials, which were the main source for mosquitoes to breed.
All necessary steps are in place to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes and the private hospitals have been instructed to inform the civic body in case of any epidemic outbreak or communicable diseases reported from a particular locality, he added.
It may be noted that one deceased Manjula, daughter of Kasinathan, a sub-inspector attached to the Guindy traffic investigation wing, was reportedly suffering from the fever and was undergoing tre-atment at a private hospital in Anna Nagar for the past one week.
She patient succumbed to the fever on Wednesday night and was reported Dengue, however public health department officials said that the death was not caused due to dengue and said that the patient died owing to urinary infections.
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