NewsGram Staff Writer

New Delhi: Dengue claimed the life of nine-year-old Nistha Taneja, a resident of Malviya Nagar on Saturday. Her family members alleged she was refused admission by two private hospitals despite the government directions. She succumbed to death at Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj.

The unofficial death toll due to dengue touched 29 though the official death toll still stands at 17 as of September 24. Almost 1,700 more dengue cases have been reported in the capital in the last one week, taking the total number of people affected by the disease to 5,471.

(With inputs from IANS)