ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – A surge in the number of dengue fever cases has been reported in parts of Pakistan over the past 24 hours, amid fears that the country might face an outbreak of the disease in the coming days, heath authorities said.
A total of 90 new cases have been reported across the eastern Punjab province over the past 24 hours, said the provincial health department, adding that, most of the cases were recorded in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab.
The total tally of dengue fever cases this year surged to 1,082 in the province.
Similarly, more than 800 cases were detected in the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, during the last one month, as the province added several new cases over the last 24 hours, said the KP health department.
Keeping in view of the alarming spike in cases, the province’s health department, in collaboration with the district administrations, began fumigation and an awareness campaign in the province.
Meanwhile, 32 more people were infected with the dengue virus, in the federal capital, Islamabad, in the past 24 hours, pushing the tally of cases in the city to 177 this year, Islamabad District Health Officer, Zaeem Zia, told local media.
According to government officials, despite various challenges posed by COVID-19, the Pakistani government has been making all-out efforts and taking adequate measures, to stem the further spread of the dengue virus.– NNN-APP
