As many as 71 more dengue fever cases have been reported across the province in a week, of which 69 have been detected in Karachi alone.
According to the weekly report released by Sindh’s Dengue Prevention and Control Programme, a total of 3,664 dengue fever cases were reported from Sindh from January 1. Of these cases, 3,581 were detected in Karachi. Eleven people died of dengue till this part of the year, added the report.
It further said that from December 12 to 20, some 71 more dengue fever cases emerged in the province. Of these cases, 69 were reported from Karachi and two from Hyderabad.
The report stated that out of a total of 3,664 dengue cases, 3,581 were reported from Karachi, 36 from Hyderabad, nine from Larkana, eight from Mirpurkhas, seven from Umerkot, five from Jamshoro, four from Shaheed Benazirabad, three each from Thatta, Sukkur and Ghotki, two from Sanghar, one each from Shikarpur, Badin and Jacobabad.