VIJAYAWADA: With monsoon rains making its way back into Krishna district, dengue cases are also on the rise.10-year-old N Sindhu Pavani was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday where doctors said that she had dengue. However, in the wee hours of Thursday, she died while availing treatment. District officials are yet to ascertain the minor cause of death.Sindhu Pavani had a high fever on Wednesday morning in a Primary Health Centre at G Konduru for which she was administered treatment. By afternoon, her condition deteriorated with the platelet count falling drastically. For better treatment, the girl was shifted to Government General Hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada where doctors conducted a primary test and confirmed that she had contracted dengue. With multiple organ failures due to the drastic fall in platelet count, the girl died. To add to the woes of the family, both Sindhu’s mother and sister are taking treatment for viral fever with dengue symptoms.
As on date, 1,080 dengue cases have been registered in all 13 districts of the State, with zero death cases. In Krishna district alone, around 100 dengue cases have been registered. Rural areas like Mylavaram, G Konduru, Jakkampudi etc have registered more cases than any other urban area in the district.
“In every district, we have instructed our teams to conduct door-to-door medical checkups in all rural and urban areas,” said Savithri, State Nodal officer.
The officials clearly stated that no death cases, due to malaria or dengue, have been registered in the district so far and that only Elisa test can confirm the presence of dengue; without that test, it cannot be notified as dengue.