Patient did not die from Chikungunya virus

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital yesterday said that no one has died from the mosquito-borne Chikungunya at the institution, a day after reports circulating in the media suggested a patient died from the virus.

On Wednesday, Stabroek News received information that the son of the Carvil Duncan, a trade unionist, 39 year-old Cordel, died at the hospital from the mosquito-borne disease.

However, when the hospital was contacted a reliable source confirmed that there had