LAHORE: Dengue fever has resulted in the death of ten more people in Lahore, taking the death toll in Punjab to 187 and 169 in Lahore, Express 24/7 reported Friday.
Five people gave in to the virus at Mayo Hospital, two died a Services Hospital and one each at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Sheikh Zayed Hospital.
President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Youth Wing Rana Mubashir lost his life at a private hospital.
In the last 24 hours, 608 new cases were reported in Punjab, out of which, 461 cases were reported from Lahore.
The count of dengue patients in Punjab has now crossed 14,600 with 12,600 from Lahore.
CM Punjab announces plan to counter dengue
In an attempt to curb the menace, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that a plan to counter dengue in the winter has been created.
(Read: Dengue fever: 3,500 bottles of medicine reach city)
He said this while addressing a meeting in Lahore. Sharif said that a long term policy is also being chalked out to avoid the outbreak of the fever in the future.
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I have a question for Mian Nawz Sharif that what is the situation of Dengue in Punjab, why people are left on the mercy of Dengue? Why Dengue could not be controlled even it has clamed more than hundred lives and still it is hunting people? Where the Punjab Government? Hospitals are distributing substandard medicines, diesel and water is being used in spray machines? There are no beds in hospitals; doctors themselves are dying with Dengue itself. At this crucial time, Mian Nawaz Sahrif is making visit of Sindh and instigating people to rise against Government. Bravo Mian Nawaz Sharif you are doing a wonderful job. You are even worst than Molana Fazal ur Rehman and Munawar Hassan, who at least did not put national interests at stake like you. Mian Sahib just become a party of solution not part of the problem.