Another dengue patient dies in Islamabad, tally rises to six
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Another patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever died in Islamabad during the previous 24 hours, taking this year’s tally to six.
Sources told ARY News on Friday that 121 more people were diagnosed with the mosquito borne disease in the capital.
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Dengue fever cases are rising in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Islamabad at an alarming rate.
The city most affected is Lahore that has reported all four strains of the virus, including DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, DENV-4.
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Health experts have warned that the number of cases and critical patients are likely to increase in the days to come.