Dengue fever has claimed another life in Karachi city in a private hospital during last 24 hours, taking the death toll from this mosquito-borne disease to 46 since January 01, 2019. A 38 years old woman, resident of North Karachi died of dengue fever in a private hospital of the megacity. Spokesman Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh, while talking to PPI, confirmed the death a woman in a private hospital due to dengue viral fever and informed that a total 46 people have died in Karachi this year so far. However, at least 65 new dengue fever cases emerged across the Sindh province in a day, out of them 58 were detected in Karachi and seven in other districts. In December, a total of 702 dengue positive cases surfaced throughout the province out of which 631 were confirmed from Karachi and 71 from other districts. In 2019, a total of 16,120 dengue cases were detected in Sindh province so far out of them, 14,977 happened in Karachi and 1143 in other districts.
Dengue fever takes another life in Karachi
Published on: December 10, 2019 1:57 AM