A Class VI girl in Periyakurumbatheru village, around eight km from Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur, died of dengue fever on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
Health officials said the victim, R. Surveda, 11, was a class VI student enrolled at the government higher secondary school in the village.
She was being treated for high fever at a private hospital a few days ago. Following treatment, she was discharged and taken back home, where she was taken care of only by her mother as her father, S. Raja, had sustained injuries in a bull race he attended as a spectator on January 24.
