India, Oct. 26 -- Following the suspected dengue death of a nine-year-old girl at Ruby Hall Clinic on October 18, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) collected and scrutinised data on suspected dengue fatalities reported across the city this year. According to data shared by public and private hospitals, eight suspected dengue deaths were reported between July and October 2026, civic officials said on Monday.

PMC will refer these cases to the state public health department for the death audit committee to determine if dengue or any other underlying health condition was the cause, and whether the infection was just a trigger or an incidental finding.

According to officials, besides the nine-year-old girl who died at Ruby Hall Clinic on ...