With the number of cases rising everyday, the hospital administration is forced to treat patients in the lawn. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Yet another case of dengue fever was reported in Swat, taking the total in the district to 14 in 2015.
In Batkhela three more people were reported to have contracted the virus; while at least four others are already under treatment at District Headquarters Hospital Batkhela.
Abdullah, a teenager from Sharifabad in Swat, fell prey to the virus and was taken to the hospital in critical condition on Friday.
Swat district health
officer (DHO) Dr Syed Ali told The Express Tribune that in spite of fumigation and awareness campaigns, cases are still surfacing. “None of the 14 cases have proven to be fatal.”
These figures mark a sharp decline in the dissemination of the disease from previous years yet cases seem to appear every now and then from across K-P.
Earlier this week, five cases of dengue fever had been reported in Lower Dir and officials from District Headquarters Hospital feared more people will fall prey to the disease since its recent outbreak in nearby Swat.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2015.
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