ISLAMABAD: A teenage girl died due to dengue fever at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC), taking the official death toll in the province since October to 26, local media reported on Monday.
The statistics released by the provincial Health Department revealed that the 19-year-old girl was a resident of Sindh's Korangi. Sources revealed that the victim had fits when she was taken to the hospital, the Dawn reported.
Speaking to Dawn, a senior doctor at SIDH&RC stated: "She reported to us with dengue encephalitis, a rare and severe complication of dengue fever, " adding that the girl died a day after being admitted to the hospital.