Dengue kills student in Lahore, another top official hospitalised

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Dengue kills student in Lahore, another top official hospitalised

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Dengue has claimed another life in Lahore. A 14-year-old is the new victim.

12 September,2011 11:01 pm

Sumbal was admitted to a private hospital in Lahore where she died of dengue today, bringing the total number of people killed by the mosquito-borne virus to 13 in the metropolis.Earlier, Secretary Punjab Mineral Development Corporation (PUNJMIN) Ataullah Siddiqui passed away due to dengue fever.Also, Punjab Housing Secretary Sohail Amir Mirza has reportedly been hospitalised for dengue treatment.According to unofficial estimates, more than 6,000 people are infected by dengue virus in Lahore. In the past 24 hours, 487 new cases of dengue virus were reported in different hospitals of the city.Meanwhile, Army also established medical camps in Cantt Area and Defence Housing Authority, Lahore to provided medical treatment to dengue patients.In Multan, the number of dengue patients brought to Nishtar Hospital has reached 40.In interior Sindh, 26 cases of dengue virus were reported. One dengue case was confirmed in Ghotki while there was confirmation of dengue cases in Hyderabad, Benazirabad and Tando Muhammad Khan. In Karachi, the number of dengue cases has reached 24.In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the number of patients suffering from dengue fever has reached 55 while four of the victims have lost their lives.