ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (NNN-APP) – A surge in dengue fever cases continues in parts of Pakistan, amid the ongoing outbreak that occurred due to floods in the country, the health authorities said, yesterday.
A total of 350 new cases of dengue fever were reported across the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), in the last 24 hours, said the provincial health department, last night.
The number of active cases in KP is 1,241 and the total number of patients reported this year has reached 4,538.
Furthermore, 188 patients were diagnosed with the disease in the eastern Punjab province, during the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said, yesterday.
Punjab’s Rawalpindi city reported 80 new patients, followed by its capital, Lahore, where 62 cases were detected. The total number of patients reported in the province this year has reached 3,101.
Additionally, the country’s capital, Islamabad, reported 96 new patients in the last 24 hours, authorities said last night. The total number of cases in the city has now gone up to 1,331.
Furthermore, the southern Sindh province reported 388 new cases in the last 24 hours, the provincial health authority said. The total number of cases in the province this year has moved to 5,203.– NNN-APP
