Dengue outbreak: Six more die in Lahore, death toll in Punjab reaches 37

413 new cases reported in past 24 hours in Punjab.

Dengue fever continued its unending spree as six more patients died of the fever in Lahore bringing the total number of deaths in Punjab to 37, reported Express 24/7 on Sunday.

Dengue has been growing at an exponential rate in the province with around 413 cases reported in the past 24 hours.

The number of patients in Punjab reached over 6,000, out of which 5,715 belong to Lahore alone.

The hospitals in the city are overflowing with people while the laboratory equipment is not enough to conduct blood count tests.

Meanwhile, experts from Sri Lanka visited Model town area of Lahore and collected blood samples from Divisional public school.

Earlier, the experts were briefed by Dr Javed Akram at the Allama Iqbal medical College about the incentives to be taken to fight the epidemic.

In Rawalpindi, 12 new cases were reported in different hospitals taking the total number of patients in the city to 33.

Spokesman for the health department confirmed that Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and the District Headquarter Hospital were receiving more new cases of dengue.

Around 21 dengue patients were discharged from the Holy Family Hospital upon successful recovery.

38 laboratories sealed in Lahore for over-charging patients

As a part of the preventive measures being taking by the Punjab government to control the spread of dengue virus, at least 38 laboratories were sealed in Lahore for over-charging the patients.

FIRs were also registered against laboratories for violating government orders in this regard.

Several drug stores were also raided in different areas of Lahore.

The drug inspectors raided 170 pharmacies in the city and some of them were sealed for hoarding Panadol and Paracetamol.

The raids were carried out under the supervision of District Coordination Officer Ahad Cheema.