Dengue epidemic claims life of another victim in Rawalpindi
Last updated on: 11 October,2019 05:31 pm
Rawalpindi after witnessing 157 more patients has risen to a total of 7,582 affectees.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Another man has left this world due to dengue virus taking the toll to 34 while dengue epidemic persists in other parts of Pakistan including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Lahore.
Dengue is out of control in Rawalpindi. In the last 24 hours, 157 more people have been diagnosed with dengue, while 21 patients from Islamabad have been transferred to Rawalpindi, after which the total number has risen to 7,582.
Lahore has received 33 new dengue patients in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 285 patients. Three more patients were admitted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan after which the number of dengue victims in Multan has increased to 25.
The number of victims has risen to 134 after three more patients were admitted to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. So far two patients have passed away in Faisalabad due to dengue virus.
In Rahim Yar Khan, five dengue patients, including a baby girl, were shifted to hospital where the number of affected patients has exceeded 535.
89 more dengue cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The number of people affected by dengue in the province has increased to 4,846. In Peshawar, 24 more dengue victims were recorded which took the total amount of affectees to 2,144.
Another eight cases were reported in Swat, three in Charsadda, five in Lower Dir, 14 in Swabi, four in Mardan and ten in Mansehra.