A dengue patient died during treatment in a hospital here on Friday, mounting the toll due to the dengue virus to six.
According to details, 24-year-old Javed , from District Kohat, was admitted in Peshawar after being affected by dengue virus but some five days ago was shifted to Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi where he breathed his last on Friday.
Death toll due to dengue virus has climbed to six. Slight fall in temperature brings an ideal situation for dengue to spread mosquito to flourish. The citizens terming the situation as alarming have demanded for concrete measures to check the disease from further spreading.