More than 200 new cases of dengue

In Lahore, 169 cases of dengue have been reported, while 68 cases came up in Sindh.


Express November 13, 2010

Dengue fever continues to spread, as more than 200 cases were reported in one day across Pakistan.

In Lahore, 169 cases of dengue have been reported, while a spokesman for Punjab Health Department has stated that there is no shortage of platelets in government hospitals. He also said that 4,122 dengue patients have been cured and 128 are still under treatment, and that the disease is on the decline in the province.

While in Sindh there have been reports of 68 new cases, which takes the total number of cases in the province to 2,950, with 2,551 cases being reported from Karachi.

So far 20 people have died as a result of the virus in the province. The Health Ministry in Sindh has offered free treatment for dengue patients.

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