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Another suspected diphtheria case has also come to light after the death of a four-year-old girl, who also suffered symptoms matching those of diphtheria, in the city on October 1. GURUGRAM: The health department on Wednesday confirmed diphtheria to be the cause of death of a five-year-old girl, who died on September 11 in her native village of Dayalpur in Uttar Pradesh . According to Nazneen’s parents, the girl stayed with her grandparents in Dayalpur village in UP, while they resided in Badshapur. Nazneen (5) had fallen ill on August 30 after she had come to the city to visit her parents. As there was no improvement in her condition, doctors referred her to Civil Hospital, from where she was sent to AIIMS in Delhi..