A 14-year-old girl who was reportedly down with dengue fever, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday.
Sources said that Shakana Bindusha, daughter of M Sharisha, councillor of Ward 17, and S Shakeela Sha, started running high temperature last week. She was immediately admitted to a private clinic. After preliminary treatment, doctors at the clinic on Monday referred her to a private hospital, relatives of the girl said.
Subsequent tests confirmed that the girl was suffering from dengue fever and had only 10 per cent of platelets in the blood, which indicated that her condition was critical. However, the girl breathed her last without responding to the treatment at the hospital.
Meanwhile, the Madurai corporation conducted a special meeting on how to tackle and control dengue in the city. Commissioner R Nandagopal presided over the meeting which was attended by many officials. The meeting discussed various strategies to fight the dengue and it was decided to carry out works like mass cleaning and fogging operations in all the areas especially in newly added pockets.