Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Dengue takes woman’s life in Karachi

Dengue takes woman’s life in Karachi

Dengue takes woman’s life in Karachi

Dengue takes woman’s life in Karachi

Advertisement
  • A total of 61 people lost their lives due to dengue-related complications this year to date out of them 49 were reported in Karachi.
  • While 89 more tested positive for dengue virus across the Sindh province in the last 24 hours out of them 30 were reported in the Karachi division.
  • In November, 2,764 dengue fever cases surfaced across the province out of which 1,371 emerged in Karachi.
Advertisement

 

KARACHI: Dengue fever has claimed a woman’s life in Karachi city, taking the death toll from this mosquito-borne disease to 61 in the Sindh province.

The Vector-Borne Diseases (VBD) Department of Directorate General Health Services Sindh confirmed the death of a female in District Central Karachi and death was reported in private hospital in Karachi.

In Sindh, a total of 61 people lost their lives due to dengue-related complications this year to date out of them 49 were reported in Karachi.

Out of the total of 61 deaths, 21 were registered in Karachi Central, 13 in Karachi East, seven in Hyderabad, five in Korangi, four in Karachi South, three in Karachi West and Umerkot, two in Malir, and one each in Kemari, Dadu, and Sanghar.

While 89 more tested positive for dengue virus across the Sindh province in the last 24 hours out of them 30 were reported in the Karachi division. In November, 2,764 dengue fever cases surfaced across the province out of which 1,371 emerged in Karachi.

Advertisement

According to the VBD, 21,835 dengue cases surfaced throughout the province out of which 16,001 emerged in Karachi from January 01 to November 23, 2022.

This year, the majority of cases were reported in Karachi East 4,840 followed by Karachi Central 3,625, Korangi 2,978, Karachi South 2,117, Malir 1,204, and Hyderabad 3,598.

 

Also Read

Dengue fever takes woman life in Hyderabad
Dengue fever takes woman life in Hyderabad

A total  56 people lost their lives due to dengue-related complications in...

 

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. The post-rainy season is suitable for the spread of the infection and for the growth of ‘aedes aegypti’, the mosquito that causes dengue fever.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Catch all the Health News, Pakistan News, Breaking News Event and Latest News Updates on The BOL News


Download The BOL News App to get the Daily News Update & Follow us on Google News.


End of Article

Next Story