24 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
A nine-year-old boy died from dengue fever on Tuesday.
Hassan Haisam Hussain, from Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi island, passed away while undergoing treatment for dengue at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
He was first treated at the Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital and travelled to the capital on early Tuesday morning, a resident of the northern island told the Maldives Independent.
According to community news website KulhudhuffushiOnline, Haisam had been admitted at the regional hospital since Sunday and his condition worsened on Monday night around 7pm.
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