KARACHI: As many as 805 new dengue cases have so far been reported across Sindh in the first 15 days of November, the health department data confirmed Monday amid the new wave of breakbone fever, ARY News reported.
Karachi, with 507 dengue cases, tops the chart across Sindh whose central district makes for the highest number of cases i.e. 146, the health department said.
With 134 breakbone fever cases caused by dengue mosquitoes, district east of Karachi trails, and is followed with Korangi that stands third with 124 cases.
According to the health department’s compiled list, Malir accounted for 41 of the cases, while the south district stood for 74 of them.
Separately, Hyderabad conceded 144 dengue reported cases.
In a related development, the number of dengue fever cases in Punjab has begun to decline, with the province reporting 103 new cases of mosquito-borne viral infection in the past 24 hours, as reported. The secretary of primary and secondary health Punjab stated that the province has reported 21,507 cases of dengue fever so far, of which 15,732 were reported in Lahore alone. Additionally, 93 people have died from dengue fever-related causes. In a related development, Secretary Specialized Health Care, Dr. Ahmed Javed, stated that the percentage of dengue fever cases in Lahore is declining and that 1,257 government hospital beds designated for dengue fever patients are vacant.
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