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Alina Hashmi Posted in Science

Karachi reports 7 deaths from dengue fever

According to the Sindh Health Department, at least seven people had died due to dengue fever in the last 24 hours. A report issued by the provincial health department today said that in the last 24 hours, 113 new dengue cases were reported in Sindh, out of which 107 were from Karachi. In the metropolis, the highest number of cases were recorded in District East, followed by the Central, South, and Korangi districts. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in World

36 suspected dengue patients brought in

From June 1 to 11, over 36 dengue fever suspects were brought to the district's health facilities, according to Dr Sajjad Mehmood, the district's District Coordinator of Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC). He claimed Holy Family Hospital had registered seven suspects, Benazir Bhutto Hospital had registered six, the District Headquarters Hospital had filed three, while Tehsil Headquarters Hospitals Kotli Sattian and Gujar Khan had recorded five of each suspect case. Read More…

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Dengue fever, Covid-19 cases face decline in Islamabad

Dengue fever and Covid-19 cases in the federal capital have decreased as a result of the District Health Department's and other stakeholders' efforts. During the last 24 hours, 38 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 and 12 people contracted dengue fever, according to data. On Sunday, the coronavirus positivity rate in the federal capital remained constant at 1.1 percent. Dengue fever patients, on the other hand, have continued to surface in the Rawalpindi area, despite the fact that Covid-19 instances have drastically decreased. According to the data, five Covid-19 patients were… Read More…

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Dengue virus: Punjab reports 4 deaths in last 24 hours

Dengue fever is on the rise in Pakistan's Punjab region, with 277 cases and four deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to local media. According to news, quoting the health department, the province's dengue hemorrhagic fever death toll has reached 90 this season, with two more deaths in Lahore and one each in Gujranwala and Attock. According to Pakistani news outlets, 225 new cases have been detected in Lahore alone, according to provincial health secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch. This season, the number of dengue cases registered in the… Read More…

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Covid-19, Dengue under control in KP: Assembly

On Monday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was told that Covid-19 and dengue fever were under control in the province, with only 390 active cases and 3,200 beds set aside for corona patients unoccupied. Responding to an adjournment request by Rehana Ismail of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Minister for Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash said the government had effectively managed the fourth wave of Covid-19 through a task force led by the chief minister. Read More…

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Dengue virus worsens in Punjab, almost 500 cases reported

Dengue fever has been diagnosed in 15,789 cases this year, according to the Punjab Health Department. According to the Punjab Health Department, 493 cases of dengue fever were reported in Punjab, including Lahore, yesterday, with 358 cases reported from Lahore alone. In total, 11,705 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Lahore, with 51 people dying. According to private television, 71 more persons were infected with dengue in Rawalpindi in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of dengue victims in the city to 2,311. A total of… Read More…

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More than 150 new dengue patients reported in twin cities

On Tuesday, 157 new cases of dengue fever were reported in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan's twin cities. According to Dr. Zaeem Zia, the Islamabad District Health Officer, 56 of the 94 cases were recorded from rural regions and 38 from urban areas. According to him, 25 patients were admitted to Federal General Hospital, 14 to Holy Family Hospital, eight to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), four to Benazir Bhutto Hospital, and one to Polyclinic, with the other 43 patients being treated at various private hospitals. Read More…

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KP: 142 new dengue cases come up

According to reports, 142 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Saturday. At least 142 people have been diagnosed with dengue today, according to the health department's Dengue Response Unit. According to the health authorities, five people have died from dengue fever in the province this far. In Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, and Islamabad, an alarming increase in dengue fever cases has sounded the alarm. Read More…

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Dengue intensifies, 90% hospital beds occupied 

In Lahore, the dengue fever epidemic is worsening, with up to 90% of government hospital beds occupied. According to sources, 49 individuals have been admitted to the Expo Center Dengue Field Hospital. More than 500 certified dengue patients have been identified in just three days. In the last 24 hours, 262 patients have been recorded throughout Punjab, with 184 patients in Lahore. The district government of Lahore has activated a 280-bed dengue field hospital in the expo centre in response to an increase in cases. In Jinnah, Gangaram, and General… Read More…

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Hamza Shehbaz criticizes govt. over failure to control dengue

Hamza Shehbaz, the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly and PMLN Central Vice-President, has slammed the Punjab government for failing to control dengue fever and putting citizens' lives at risk. Hamza said in a statement released here on Tuesday that hospitals were overflowing with dengue patients. He claimed that a total of 4,494 cases had been reported from across the province, with 3,437 of them coming from Lahore alone. Read More…

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