Dengue claims one more life in Rawalpindi

Dunya News

Death toll from deadly dengue virus in Islamabad and Rawalpindi has escalated to 25.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – One more dengue fever patient died at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi on Monday, raising the death toll from the deadly disease to 25 in Islamabad and Rawalpindi this year, Dunya News reported.

According to details, a resident to Amarpua area of Rawalpindi admitted at the Holy Family Hospital a few days ago after medical tests proved that dengue virus was present in his blood. He was shifted to ICU ward after his condition deteriorated where he died during treatment.

On the other hand, the number of affected people in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has surged to 5,858 as 139 new patients were admitted at various hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad during the past 24 hours.