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Alina Hashmi Posted in Science

Dengue outbreak pervades across Pakistan

As per the reports, Pakistan is continuing to register more and more dengue virus cases daily, with panic and fear spreading among the public as a shortage of fever medicines has also surfaced. Karachi reported another death from dengue virus in the last 24 hours, with over 2,000 people affected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after excessive rains. Punjab reported 125 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease. In Peshawar, the price of a leaf of fever pills has increased from Rs17 to Rs30. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Dengue Virus: Two more deaths reported

Despite the drop in temperature, there has been no relief in dengue infections, with Punjab reporting two fatalities and 74 new dengue cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 25013 and the death toll to 143. Sixty new cases were reported from Lahore, with two fatalities. According to health department authorities, four instances of dengue virus were recorded from Rawalpindi, three from Kasur, two from Gujranwala, and one each from Faisalabad, Nankana Sahib, Attock, Hafizabad, and Sialkot. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

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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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

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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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

385 new dengue cases reported in Lahore

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the threat of dengue virus has risen to an alarming level, particularly in the provincial capital, with 385 confirmed cases reported from Lahore out of a total of 552 recorded from across Punjab in the last 24 hours. Two individuals have died as a result of the deadly illness, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 45. According to Punjab Secretary of Health Imran Sikandar Baloch, 552 confirmed dengue cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, with 385 cases reported from… Read More…

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Steps Being Taken to Prevent Spread of Dengue

SIALKOT, Oct 17 (APP): Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Mir Muhammad Nawaz said that hotspots of dengue virus breeding are being eliminated to prevent the spread of the virus. He stated this during a meeting while reviewing the departmental performance of the District Vigilance Committee for Dengue Prevention. He said dengue is a community disease and community mobilisation is an essential component of controlling it. Read More…

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Punjab Dengue Update

LAHORE, Oct 11 (APP): Two new confirmed and 683 suspected cases of dengue virus were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department said here on Sunday that both confirmed dengue cases were reported from Sargodha. No death was reported due to dengue virus this year owing to effective measures taken by the government. Read More…

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