ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to face a growth in the number of dengue fever cases as two more deaths were reported from the disease in the country.
Both deaths were reported from Punjab, the provincial health authorities said on Wednesday.
Punjab reported 293 new cases. Lahore reported 142 new cases, followed by Rawalpindi with 59 cases. The total number of dengue cases in Punjab this year has now gone up to 13,742.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 397 more people were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease. The number of active cases in the province currently stands at 1,514 while the total number of cases this year has reached 17,244.
Sindh reported 220 new infections. The worst-hit area was Karachi, the provincial capital, which reported 130 new cases.
With the newly-reported dengue cases, the October figure to date for the province has risen to 7,817, bringing the total local tally to 17,971 this year.
Islamabad reported 64 new dengue cases in the last 24 hours, the health authorities said on Wednesday night. The city’s total tally has risen to 4,552 this year.
