187 more dengue cases surface in Karachi

KARACHI: As many as 190 dengue fever cases have been reported across the Sindh province in a week out of which 187 were reported from Karachi city.

As per weekly report issued by Dengue Prevention Control Program Sindh, a total of 2896 dengue fever cases were reported from Sindh province from 1st January till now out of which 2829 were detected from Karachi city alone.

Eight people died from dengue fever in the city this year so far, the report said, adding 190 dengue fever cases emerged across the province from 26 October to 1st November 2015 out of which 187 were reported from Karachi, 2 from Hyderabad and 1 from Mirpurkhas.

Out of a total of 2896 dengue fever cases reported 2829 were reported from Karachi, 26 from Hyderabad,9 from Larkana, 8 from Mirpurkhas, 7 from Umerkot, 4 from Shaheed Benazirabad, 3 each from Thatta, Sukkur, Ghotki, 2 from Sanghar, 1 each from Shikarpur and Jacobabad. (PPI)