Dengue fever outbreak spreads nationwide, Karachi most infected

11 cases were registered against civilians when dengue larva was recovered from different places.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Mosquito-borne virus, dengue fever, has again been on rise in the country with highest number of cases reported in Karachi.

Situation is becoming alarming in Rawalpindi which witnessed 181 more cases of dengue virus in last 24 hours and increased the number of affected patients to 2,601. Two more people were also rushed to hospital in Faisalabad.

Dengue outbreak affected four more districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where 1,638 cases were reported in the province. In a report published by the Health Department, 61 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported in Peshawar taking the total to 985. Nine dengue cases have been reported in Abbottabad, nine in Buttagram, five in Haripur, eight in Mansehra, while 10 cases have been reported in Swat and four in Mardan. 12 dengue cases have been reported in Shangla, three in Buner and one case in Lakki Marwat.

According to details, dengue virus has been spread from Karachi to KP while the administration has become helpless with increasing number of patients every day. The number of dengue virus victims has exceeded 2,000 in Karachi while eight people have been killed in the city this year.

1618 dengue-infected patients are from Rawalpindi while 963 are from Islamabad. 10 people from Chakwal, eight from Attock and two from Jhelum are under treatment.

Two more patients have been admitted to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad, after which the number of affected patients has increased to 39. A resolution against the increase in the number of dengue patients has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly.

City hospitals are in crisis due to the increasing number of patients. Shortage of medicines was witnessed while hospitals are also lacking doctors, nurses and other staff.

11 cases were registered against civilians when dengue larva was recovered from different places.