Mysuru: Even as the district authorities in Mysuru and Mandya have been claiming that there was no dengue deaths and the disease situation was under control, deaths due to viral fever has become a regular affair. A cause of concern is many patients from villages surrounding districts are getting admitted to various government and private hospitals in Mysuru at a time when doctors are grappling with bed shortage. Yesterday, a 19-year-old girl died at a private hospital in city and she was being treated for viral fever. The girl has been identified as Sushmitha, a resident of Gowdagere village in Malavalli Taluk. She was the daughter of Ramakrishna and Shivamma couple. She was diagnosed with fever and was admitted to a hospital in Mandya 10 days back. As her condition did not improve, Sushmitha was shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru where she died yesterday. Her death has triggered panic in Gowdagere where at least one person in a family is said to be suffering with viral fever.
