2024-02-15 09:49:53
The dengue epidemic continues to gain ground. Tuesday February 13, 2024, the sister island’s health services recorded 539 active cases and 173 on Rodrigues Island. An 88-year-old man suffering from dengue fever died this Sunday, February 11. He was being treated in a private clinic.
The dengue epidemic is not receding. Despite fumigation operations and agents who go from door to door to invite citizens to fight once morest the proliferation of mosquitoes, the disease is progressing.
This Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the Ministry of Health and Well-Being confirms the death of an 88-year-old man. A victim of dengue fever, he was admitted to intensive care in a private clinic at the end of last week. Unfortunately, doctors were forced to declare his death on Sunday February 11, we learn L’Express de Maurice.
This is the second patient, carrier of dengue fever, to succumb to this disease. The octogenarian presented with comorbidities.
The first death dates from February 2. A 48-year-old mother was also a victim of comorbidities. She died in Pamplemousses hospital.
This new tragedy confirms that the dengue epidemic has not been stopped. The figures also confirm this sad observation. This Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the Mauritian Ministry of Health counted 539 active cases on the sister island and 173 in Rodrigues, or 712 active cases.
Our neighbors officially had fewer than 500 cases at the end of January 2024.
Official report from the Ministry of Health and Well-being of Mauritius, February 13, 2024. • ©Screenshot L’Express de Maurice
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