Two more kids die of pneumonia

LAHORE:

Pneumonia claimed the lives of two more children during the past 24 hours in Punjab.

According to the Punjab Health Department, a total of 605 new cases of pneumonia were reported during the last 24 hours, while Lahore alone logged 177 fresh cases.

The largest province in the country recorded 318 pneumonia-related deaths so far this year, with over 20,872 cases reported.

Read: Punjab grapples with unabated pneumonia cases

Meanwhile, Lahore has reported 58 deaths and 4,050 cases.

Health experts attribute the rapid increase in cases and deaths in Punjab to environmental pollution and smog during the winter season.

Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs, often caused by viruses. It can manifest after symptoms of a cold or flu.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 6^th 2024.