Two die of dengue in Mohali

Mohali, October 19
Two women were reported to have died of dengue fever in Mohali.

While Balwant Kaur (80) died on October 17, a 38-year-old woman was reported to have died last night at the GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh.

Balwant Kaur was admitted to a private hospital in Sector 69 here on October 15 and died two days later. The other woman, a resident of Sector 66, was admitted to a private hospital here, but was later referred to Chandigarh.

Assistant Civil Surgeon Meena Hardeep Singh confirmed the death only of Balwant Kaur. She said the officials concerned had not received any report from the GMCH in connection with the death of the other woman due to dengue.

She said a meeting with pathologists of 10 private hospitals was held here yesterday. They were told about the guidelines issued by the Government of India and were asked to send samples of the patients suspected to be suffering from dengue to the Civil Hospital here.

The Mohali hospital is the only centre in Punjab for carrying out dengue tests.