Fernando Ruiz Diaz, 19 years old, died at the Itauguá National Hospital, due to complications from chikungunya. The young man is son of the mayor of San Bernardino Emigdio, Ruiz Díaz.
Dr. Yolanda González, director of said hospital, reported that, the patient was referred from another care center on day 11 of the disease and was subsequently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
“In this country, very particular cases are occurring, with serious forms that were not seen before,” said the doctor, in conversation with 780 AM.
For his part, Diego Fernández, legal adviser to the San Bernardino Municipal Board, and close to the mayor, said that the boy suffered neurological complications, that caused a swelling in the brain, causing fatal bleeding.
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