-15-year-old in ICU

Region Six has so far recorded 440 dengue cases for the year with eleven in the last twenty-four hours and a 15-year-old is hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Yesterday, the region’s information officer confirmed the figures. Following the deaths of two children at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital and three in total within the region, parents in Canje have expressed concerns about taking their children to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital despite them testing positive for dengue.

According to one parent who asked to remain anonymous, both of her children had developed fevers, however, after the reports of the passing of the two primary school girls at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital she decided to take her children to a private lab in New Amsterdam where they both tested positive for dengue fever.

The woman said that she is scared to take her children to the hospital and has opted to give them natural remedies in hopes of curing them. She stressed that she is keeping a close eye on them and if the need arises she will take them to a private institution.