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Monday October 21, 2024

Dengue claims one more life

By APP
October 22, 2024
Relatives sit next to patients suffering from dengue fever at a hospital. — AFP/File
Relatives sit next to patients suffering from dengue fever at a hospital. — AFP/File

Rawalpindi:Despite reducing the trend in dengue cases in Rawalpindi district, fatalities have reached eight after one more dengue patient has died.

The deceased Wajid Zareen 38, died in a private hospital on 13 October. According to the details shared by the District Health Authority Rawalpindi here Monday, the patient belonging to District Murree was hospitalised in Islamabad.

The data shows seven dengue fatalities in Rawalpindi district as the latest death was from outside it. During the last 24 hours, 61 new patients have been reported with dengue fever.

So far 3,522 patients have been diagnosed with dengue fever in the current year. The report issued by the health authority on Monday shows that 262 patients are under treatment in different allied hospitals. As many as 4,650 FIRs have been registered against the dengue SOPs violations along with other penalties.