37 more dengue cases surface in Karachi

KARACHI: As many as 37 more dengue viral fever cases were reported from Karachi city in a week increasing the patients toll to 701 in 2015.

According to a report issued by Dengue Prevention and Control Program Sindh, at least 37 more dengue fever cases surfaced in the city in the last week and total number of cases have reached 701 since 1st January 2015.

Report stated that a total 727 dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh province since January 2015 out of them 701 were detected in Karachi while rest of cases were reported from other parts of Sindh.

Three people died from dengue fever in city this year so far.

Around 30 dengue fever cases were reported from Balochistan province so far increasing the patients’ toll to 757 in 2015. (PPI)