The rise in the number of dengue fever continues in Pakistan amid an outbreak due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian country.
In the last 24 hours, 480 more people were diagnosed with the disease in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the provincial health department reported on Wednesday night.
The number of active cases in the province currently stands at 2,507 and the total number of cases so far this year has reached 10,401.
The southern Sindh province reported 418 new infections, said the provincial health department on Wednesday evening.
The worst-hit area was Karachi, the provincial capital, which reported 355 new cases.
The total number of cases so far this year in the province has reached 11,560.
The eastern Punjab province reported 335 new cases in the last 24 hours, the provincial health authorities said on Wednesday.
Punjab’s capital Lahore reported 158 new cases, followed by Rawalpindi city with 100 cases.
The total number of dengue cases in Punjab so far this year has gone up to 7,775.
The Pakistani government has launched an anti-dengue campaign including raising public awareness.
This is in response to the alarmingly high number of cases in the country and has taken special measures at dengue hotspots to curb the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.
Xinhua/NAN
