ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has reported 22 Dengue cases during last 24 hours. Amid monsoon season, cases of mosquito-borne disease have surged in city. According to statistics shared DHO Islamabad, 22 Dengue cases have been reported in federal capital from which 17 were reported in rural and 5 in urban areas.

DHO Islamabad said so far 163 cases have been reported in rural and 51 cases in urban areas, while one patient died of it. Sindh health department in a recent report said that number of Dengue cases reached to 839 in last 24 days. Majority of cases, 787 were reported in Karachi. Meanwhile, Hyderabad reported nine Dengue cases, Badin two, Umerkot 7, Mirpur Khas four, while Tharparkar and Larkana reported two cases respectively. Health experts have warned that Dengue virus could take shape of an epidemic if measures such as spraying insecticides were not taken.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 05 2022

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