Alarm as 32-yr-old woman dies of suspected dengue.
The woman, who was suffering from fever since Monday, developed symptoms of dengue and was admitted to a private hospital in Trichy.
It may be recalled that Manapparai has become the hotbed of fever in the past few months.
Meanwhile, health department officials have blamed the municipal administration for not providing regular supply of water, thus forcing people to store drinking water in which the dengue-causing Aedes mosquito breeds.
The fever has become endemic to the district in the past five years.
In July itself, the district has witnessed 18 cases of dengue positive cases.
The Trichy corporation area recorded eight cases , while the rural areas reported nine cases of dengue.
A case of dengue was recorded in Trichy municipality area.
The treatment at private hospitals was also another reason for the mortality in several cases, they said.
The district administration and the public health department has appealed to people to admit patients to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) where the patients will be treated in the isolation ward.