Baran teen succumbs to dengue in Kota

Kota: An 18-year-old girl succumbed to dengue during treatment at Kota's Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) Hospital on Saturday, increasing the total dengue fatalities to two and the number of dengue patients to 283 in Kota till now. The deceased's Aadhaar card indicated that she hailed from Baran district, although she currently resided in Prem Nagar Affordable Yojana in the city.
Earlier on Sept 25, Naziya Khanam, a student of govt ANM training centre, succumbed to dengue during treatment, marking the first dengue death in Kota.
Dr Shyam Bihari, in-charge of the medicine unit at MBS Hospital, disclosed on Monday that Divya Mehara passed away during treatment for dengue at the hospital on Saturday. Divya was admitted to the hospital on Oct 16 as she had fever. Samples for ELISA test were sent to the lab on the same day. The test report on Oct 17 confirmed that Divya was suffering from dengue and she was given treatment accordingly, the doctor added.
Currently, no dengue patients are undergoing treatment in the ward, although there are patients in the OPD, the medical officer said.
Dr Jagdish Soni, Kota's chief medical and health officer (CMHO), stated on Monday that Divya's Aadhaar card indicated her native place as Baran district, asserting that her case would not be included in the dengue death toll in Kota district.