Six more die of dengue in Lahore, death toll reaches 37

At least 413 new cases of dengue have been reported in Lahore in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of patients to 5715 in the city.Hospitals in the province are crowded with dengue patients who complain that despite government orders there are not enough resources to treat them.As many as 280 dengue cases have been reported from Faisalabad.18-year-old Kajal, who died of dengue, was a resident of Qurban Line. She was admitted to Services Hospital Lahore after being tested positive.32-year-old Maimoona passed away at Fauji Foundation Hospital where she was being treated from dengue virus.Another dengue patient Jameel, aged 40, was being taken to Shalimar Hospital, but he died on the way. Similarly, two other dengue patients died in the Lahore city.In a step to deal with the growing number of dengue patients in the province, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has fixed the blood test price at Rs 90 in private laboratories. These laboratories have been warned of strict action if they charged more.Sri Lankan medical experts fear that dengue virus is not going to end in Pakistan over the next 10 years. Sri Lankan team leader Dr Tesesra says that Pakistan could require a decade to contain the deadly virus. The visiting Sri Lankan team also inspected various state-run hospitals and saw dengue virus patients there.No dengue case has so far been reported from Peshawar.