One more falls prey to dengue in Punjab, toll reaches 19
At least 459 new cases of dengue were reported across the province during the last 24 hours.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – One more dengue fever patient died in Punjab on Sunday, raising the death toll from the deadly disease to 19 in the province this year, Dunya News reported.
According to Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch, 459 new cases of dengue were reported across the province during the last 24 hours, out of which 335 cases were found in Lahore.
In a press statement, he said 64 cases were reported from Rawalpindi, eight from Attock, six from Khanewal, and five from Gujrat. Similarly, four dengue patients were reported in Faisalabad, Muzaffargarh, Okara and Sahiwal each, three cases from Hafizabad and Sheikhupura and two from Chakwal.
So far this year, 6,727 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported across the province, while 4,874 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in Lahore. A total of 1,745 patients were admitted to hospitals across Punjab, out of which 799 patients were admitted in Lahore and 946 to hospitals of other cities of the province, he added.
About availability of beds for dengue patients in hospitals of Punjab, the health secretary said that 3,644 beds were currently allocated for dengue in hospitals across Punjab. On Saturday, the Specialized Healthcare Department allocated 403 more dengue beds in all teaching hospitals of Lahore and 246 more dengue beds in rest of teaching hospitals of Punjab taking total tally to 1506.
A total of 1,745 patients were under treatment on dengue allocated beds in Punjab while 799 beds are currently occupied by dengue patients in Lahore.
