Chikungunya claims 10 lives, Delhi health crisis deepens


New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI): Five more deaths from chikungunya complications were reported today at a private hospital in Delhi, taking to 10 the number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease in the national capital that is grappling with a severe health crisis.

All five deaths have taken place at Apollo Hospital and most of the victims were aged 80 or above.

"We have had five deaths in the past three weeks of patients with chikungunya fever, most of whom were elderly. 80-year-old Mahendra Singh from Ghaziabad died of chikungunya complications yesterday afternoon," hospital authorities said.

"He was diagnosed positive for chikungunya through RT-PCR test. He died of multi-organ failure triggered by complications from the disease," they said.

Chikungunya is taking its toll in the national capital where the number of cases have climbed to over 1,000 this season and fever clinics are getting swamped with rush of patients.

"Most of them had associated co-morbid disease conditions and complications like chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, which affect the course of recovery," the hospital said.

Five deaths from chikungunya were reported till yesterday in the city that is battling a viral onslaught of this disease after nearly 10 years. Four of these deaths took place at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH).

75-year-old Prakash Kalra of Mathura died last evening at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where three other elderly persons succumbed to the vector-borne disease on Monday.

"He (Kalra) was brought to our hospital in a very aggressive stage of disease, having suffered kidney failure. He was admitted yesterday in the ICU and his chikungunya RT-PCR test had come positive," SGRH authorities said.

A 22-year-old girl died of cardiac arrest triggered by chikungunya complications at Hindu Rao Hospital. Isha, from Kabir Nagar, had died on September 1, officials said.

65-year-old Ramendra Pandey, referred to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital from a Ghaziabad hospital, had died of chikungunya with sepsis on Monday.

"Uday Shanker (61) of Dwarka was admitted on September 11 and he died on September 12. And, Ashok Chauhan, 62, from Aligarh also died of chikungunya on Monday. He too was admitted in ICU on September 11 and his RT-PCR test came positive," SGRH authorities said.

Doctors say that chikungunya is not a life-threatening disease in general, but in rare cases leads to complications that prove fatal, especially in children and old persons.

Incidentally, one suspected chikungunya death has also been reported at AIIMS, but hospital authorities are yet to confirm it. According to reports, the "chikungunya death" at the AIIMS took place sometime in September.

According to a municipal report released yesterday, at least 1,057 cases of this vector-borne disease have been recorded till September 10.

  

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Sep 15 2016

    Molesters, looters, communal extremists and goons now officially looting people with foreign trips.

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 15 2016

    We should compare Delhi with other states ruled by BJP and Congress. So much hue and cry they do about Delhi. The results when other states compared to Delhi will be mind blowing. Media will not do that but social media will do it.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, UDUPI/ NEW YORK, USA.

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    A very sad state of affair. Deaths due to Chikungunya complications is going from bad to worst.Immediate measures should be taken before more precious lives are lost. It is a scary situation and citizens should take the maximum precaution. RIP those deceased.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    Make Beef Legal ...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru/ Bengaluru

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    Insensitive remark
    Absolutely no dignity to the gravity of this situation

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT ELDERLY PEOPLE DIED IN CHICKUNGUNYA IN DELHI.HOPE THE GOVERNMENT TAKE CORRECTIVE STEPS TO STOP FURTHER SPREAD OF DISEASE IN THE CITY

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Wash DC

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    People,

    Jung says he is the boss of Delhi since Delhi is a Union Territory...Delhi High Court agrees...BJPeee claps....

    Now take responsibility and do work morons...now why you cry Kejriwal...Kejriwal.....

    Take responsibility and try to help the victims...act like real boss..

    ...JH...

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  • stan, udupi/dubai

    Wed, Sep 14 2016

    LET THE SWATCH Bharath Abiyan start @ Delhi by controlling mosquito breeding grounds . We are in 21 st century and the whole world is laughing at us by the way we blame each other party but do nothing for the prevention.

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