LAHORE: Four persons died of dengue fever whereas 147 new cases surfaced in Punjab during the past 24 hours.
Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch on Friday confirmed that 147 new cases of dengue fever were reported in a day, whereas, four more deaths were recorded.
The health department stated that 133 persons have died of dengue fever this year, whereas, the province has witnessed overall 24,605 cases.
106 out of the total cases were reported in the provincial capital, Lahore, taking the total count to 17,618.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by rainfall, temperature, relative humidity and unplanned rapid urbanization.
