Dengue kills two doctors in Bihar

Two doctors and an official in Bihar have died of dengue fever in the past two days. According to a health department report, so far 264 patients have tested positive for dengue.

On Sunday, a senior doctor at a government health centre in Saran district died of dengue fever within two days of being admitted to a private hospital in Patna. The victim identified as Dr Vasudeo Prasad was admitted on Friday after being detected with dengue fever.

Earlier on Saturday, Dr Vijay Kumar died of dengue. The victim was working as an anaesthesiologist with the local Ford Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after being diagnosed with dengue fever. Hours within his admission, however, his platelet count went down and was given a platelet transfusion, but his condition didn’t improve leading to his death.

Another official who fell victim was Sangeeta Kumari, a district programme officer (DPO) with the Integrated Child Development Services in Gopalganj who was admitted to a private hospital in earlier this week but she died on Sunday after her platelets went down.