• In October, 6,734 cases surfaced all over Sindh so far out of which 4,797 have been reported in Karachi.
• In 2022, 53 people lost their lives due to dengue-related complications in Sindh out of them 47 were reported in Karachi.
• Vector-Borne Diseases (VBD) has registered 16,888 dengue cases reported throughout the province out of which 13,277 were detected in Karachi  this year.

KARACHI: As many as 302 new dengue cases surfaced across the Sindh province in the last 24 hours of which 199 emerged in the Karachi division.

The Vector-Borne Diseases (VBD) Department of Directorate General Health Services Sindh has registered 16,888 dengue cases reported throughout the province out of which 13,277 were detected in Karachi from January 01 to October 20, 2022.

In October, 6,734 cases surfaced all over Sindh so far out of which 4,797 have been reported in Karachi.

In 2022, a total of 53 people lost their lives due to dengue-related complications in Sindh out of them 47 were reported in Karachi.

Out of the total deaths, 20 were registered in Karachi Central, 13 in Karachi East, four each in Karachi South and Korangi, three in Karachi West, two each in Malir, Hyderabad, and Umerkot, and one each in Kemari, Dadu, and Sanghar.

According to the VOB, the majority of cases were reported in Karachi East 4,170 this year so far followed by Karachi Central 3,027, Korangi 2,356, Karachi South 1,825, Malir 960, and Hyderabad 2,069.

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The symptoms of dengue fever begin three to fourteen days after infection and may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle, and joint pains, eye pain, and bone pain. It can also be associated with characteristic skin rash. In the worst condition, there could be bleeding from the gums, nose, mouth, ears, and other body parts.