55-year-old Khammam man succumbs to dengue fever

A 55-year-old man succumbed to dengue fever on Wednesday here at Wyra of Khammam district.

Kommu Krishnaiah, a resident of Indira Nagar in Shanti Nagar was admitted to Khammam government hospital with a high fever a few days ago. His health condition deteriorated today and died of the fever.

On Tuesday, a 35-year-old man died with dengue fever at Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. Praveen Kumar Beku, a resident of Quthbullpur was declared dead with dengue haemorrhagic fever shock syndrome.

Earlier, a 13-year-old student John Winston and five-year-old Ruthvika succumbed to the fever in two different private hospitals in Hyderabad.