ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – At least 20 people have died from dengue fever, in different parts of Pakistan over the last three weeks, as the number of cases keeps on increasing in the country, the local health departments reported.
During this period, around 15 deaths were reported from the eastern Punjab province, while the southern Sindh and north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, recorded three and two deaths, respectively, according to the latest figures released by the authorities, Saturday.
In the last 24 hours, four people died from the disease in Punjab, bringing to 45 the total death toll this year in the province, the provincial health department said, on Saturday. The total number of dengue cases in the province this year has now gone up to 18,487.
Sindh reported 104 new infections in the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said, on Saturday evening. With the newly-reported dengue cases, the total number of cases this year in Sindh has risen to 22,038 with 61 deaths.
The national capital, Islamabad, reported four new cases in 24 hours, the health authorities said on Saturday night. The city’s total tally has risen to 5,378 this year, while 11 people had lost their lives.– NNN-APP
