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14-year-old girl dies of dengue at RG Kar

Kolkata: A 14-year-old girl from North 24-Parganas died of dengue at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Sunday.

The victim, Amrita Singh (14), was brought to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Sunday morning with fever. She died at the hospital at around 3.15 pm. The death certificate issued by the hospital authorities mentions that the patient died of NS 1 reactive fever with shock syndrome.

The hospital authorities will submit a report on the death of the minor girl to the state Health department. It was learnt that the victim was suffering from fever for the past few days. A resident of Belghoria in North 24-Parganas, Amrita complained of fever a few days ago after which she was taken to a local doctor.

He treated her for a few days. As her condition deteriorated, the patient was taken to hospital in the morning. According to hospital sources, the patient was in a serious condition when she was admitted to the hospital. Her condition deteriorated since her admission.It may also be mentioned that a housewife died of dengue at a city hospital last month after she suffered from fever for a couple days. An 11-year-old boy died of the same disease at a private hospital in Kolkata in last month as well.

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