Dengue Deaths: Another woman passes in Faisalabad
The death toll from dengue in Faisalabad has now risen to six patients.
FAISALABAD:
A 23-year-old woman died of dengue in Allied Hospital on Monday. According to health officials, the death toll from dengue in Faisalabad has now risen to six patients. The victim, Ishrat Yasmeen, belonged to village Chak-292 near Toba Tek Singh and had been brought to Allied Hospital on October 13. A total of 72 patients are currently being treated for the virus in Allied Hospital and Civil Hospital. Allied Hospital is catering to 57 of the total dengue patients and doctors said that the official patient count does not yet include cases treated by basic health units and private hospitals in the district.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2011.
A 23-year-old woman died of dengue in Allied Hospital on Monday. According to health officials, the death toll from dengue in Faisalabad has now risen to six patients. The victim, Ishrat Yasmeen, belonged to village Chak-292 near Toba Tek Singh and had been brought to Allied Hospital on October 13. A total of 72 patients are currently being treated for the virus in Allied Hospital and Civil Hospital. Allied Hospital is catering to 57 of the total dengue patients and doctors said that the official patient count does not yet include cases treated by basic health units and private hospitals in the district.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2011.