The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, in an official release confirmed that a thirteen year old female student is the 6th person to die from complications related to Severe Dengue Fever.
According to the Ministry’s release the student had been a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital for more than ten days and received extensive care from the dedicated Health Care Team.
655 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for 2020 as of Tuesday October 6th, 2020. Persons who live in the Kingstown, Calliaqua and Pembroke Health Districts account for 64.58% of these cases. The majority of affected persons, 69.47%, are in the twenty-five (25) and under age group, with 52.98% being in the 0-15- year age group.
