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Deaths continue: Dengue claims yet another life

The death toll for dengue in the province since January has increased to 29.

Our Correspondent November 23, 2013 Less than a minute read

KARACHI: The death toll for dengue in the province since January has increased to 29 after the disease claimed another life on Friday. A 63-year-old man from Hyderabad was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi on November 8 and died on November 21. Despite health officials claiming that deaths will stop in the latter part of the year, this is the second reported case within two days. Karachi, with 25 deaths, has been affected the most.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2013.

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