Daily Times

At least 162 more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi city in a day, taking the reported cases’ toll to 3,451 since January 1, 2019. According to the weekly report issued by the Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh, as many as 176 more dengue fever cases were detected across the Sindh province in a day, out of them 162 emerged in Karachi and 14 in other districts. In October, a total of 437 dengue positive cases surfaced throughout the province out of which 406 were reported in Karachi and 31 in other districts. In 2019, a total of 3,654 dengue cases have been reported in Sindh province so far out of them, 3,451 happened in Karachi and 203 in other districts. Twelve people have been died due to dengue fever in Karachi this year so far.