Dengue claims teen and 8-year-old, toll at 11

MUMBAI: A Class VIII student and an eight-year-old girl died of dengue on Friday morning, taking the city's dengue toll to 11 this season. Mahim resident Jude Gonsalves (14) went to school on Thursday though he was being treated for dengue. However, his condition worsened and he succumbed to complications due to the disease in the wee hours of Friday. Kanchan Gupta (8), a Mulund resident, died in a Thane hospital as her platelet count dropped drastically.

Gonsalves had fever, headache and chills earlier in the week. His parents took him to a physician, who began treatment for dengue. But classmates said he came to school on Thursday. "He vomited blood and teachers told him to go home, but he refused. Later, he walked home with his father," said a student.