Bengaluru Reports First Dengue Death This Year Amid Spike In Cases

The 27-year-old victim who died due to the vector-borne disease hailed from CV Raman Nagar here.

Bengaluru on Saturday reported its first confirmed case of a death due to dengue since January amid a recent spike in cases, a senior official said.

The 27-year-old victim who died due to the vector-borne disease hailed from CV Raman Nagar here.

"He was admitted at Manipal Hospital on June 25 with a history of fever and died on June 27 due to severe dengue with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome," Dr Syed Sirajuddin Madni, Chief Health Officer, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike told PTI.