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Summary Death toll from dengue reached 46 as six more people died in different hospitals of Lahore.
At least six more people died of dengue in Lahore, taking death toll to 46. In Karachi too, a girl died of dengue fever.The number of dengue patients in Punjab has crossed 6,500 mark while cases of overcharging were also reported in government hospitals.According to Mayo Hospital sources, Anayat Mashi of Narowal died today. He was admitted in the hospital two days ago. Muhammad Asif, a resident of Phoolnagar, died in General Hospital while Farooq of Township died at Military Hospital.Meanwhile, Seerat Fatima of Okara lost her life due to dengue fever at the Sheikh Zayad Hospital and Noor Jahan of Jalo More died at Social Security Hospital while Tahir Ghafoor died at a private hospital in Garden Town.At least 205 new cases of dengue were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours out of which 173 belonged to Lahore. The number of dengue patients in Punjab reached 6,666 out of which 6,126 were reported in Lahore.In Karachi, death toll from dengue reached 3 after four-year-old Fazila of Musharraf Colony lost her life due to dengue fever. At least 19 new cases were reported in the city taking the number of patients to 80.According to dengue control centre, 53 new cases were reported in Rawalpindi while six more patients were admitted in the PIMS in Islamabad.Meanwhile, post-graduate trainee, Doctor Sidra of District Headquarters Hospital, was shifted to the intensive care ward in critical condition.In Faisalabad, the number of dengue patients reached 345 after 31 new patients were admitted in different hospitals of the city.At least six more patients were brought to District Headquarters Hospital Sheikhupura while private laboratories in the city have refused to reduce test fee for dengue. The private laboratories are charging Rs 400 as test fee for dengue virus.One dengue case was also confirmed in Sialkot while two patients were also reported in Hussain Khanwala, a suburb of Pattoki.At least 11 new cases of dengue were reported in Multan, raising the number of patients to 84 in the city while five new patients were admitted in different hospitals of Bahawalpur.Meanwhile, three new cases of dengue were reported in tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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