PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health authorities on Wednesday confirmed that as many as 48 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever were detected during the last 24 hours across the province, ARY News reported.
According to Dengue Response Unit (DRU), the number of dengue positive cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has jumped to 6,803 with the confirmation of 48 new patients.
The officials said that 2,586 dengue cases were reported in Peshawar city, while 82 patients are being treated in the various hospitals of the city.
Earlier, two dengue patients died of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Karachi, taking the death toll to 29 in the metropolis.
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A 55-year-old woman, identified as Zahida Kausar was resident of the Federal B. Area and was under treatment at a private hospital of Karachi. She died to the dengue virus during treatment. A seventh-month-old child, resident of Al-Noor society, also lost the battle against dengue fever.
According to Sindh Dengue Control Program (SDCP), 210 new cases of dengue fever have been reported in the metropolis during the last 24 hours.
The mosquito-borne disease which may prove fatal if not diagnosed and treated in time has spread rapidly throughout Pakistan and has caused serious concern among the masses.
