19 more dengue cases reported in city

KARACHI: Nineteen more dengue fever cases surfaced in Karachi last week, taking the reported cases toll to 343 in since January 1 this year. As per the weekly report issued by the Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh on Monday, at least 20 new dengue fever cases were reported from across the province. Of them, 19 happened in Karachi and one in another district of the province in a week. In May, a total of 79 dengue positive cases were reported from across Sindh. Out of which, 73 were from Karachi and six from other districts of province. This year 367 dengue cases have been detected in the province, and out of them 343 were in Karachi and 24 in the rest of the province. A death has also been reported in Karachi this year.