Summary 1,531 people have been diagnosed with dengue fever in Karachi this year.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – 15 more people were diagnosed with the dengue fever in Karachi taking the toll to 30 in past two days.
According to the Dengue Surveillance and Control Program, the number of people affected by dengue in Karachi this year has increased to 1,463 as the number continues to rise.
Sindh along Karachi has been diagnosed with dengue fever affecting more than 1,532 people whereas six people have already lost their lives to dengue this year.
Experts asserted that the symptoms of dengue fever include high fever, headache, nausea, severe pain in the joints and muscles. Dengue virus cases have been on increase from August and will prevail at least since December. “There’s a lot of mosquitoes in the city because of lack of sanitation so citizens should spray pesticides in their homes and societies themselves to avoid the virus”, experts added.
Chief Executive Officer Health expressed that they doing everything possible to prevent the virus and people should also cooperate
