18 more dengue fever cases emerge in city

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As many as 20 more dengue viral fever cases have been reported from Sindh province in a week, out of which 18 were detected from Karachi, taking the patients toll to 841 in the province since January 2016.

According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Programme for Dengue in Sindh, at least 20 new dengue fever cases surfaced in Sindh province from 22 to 28 July 2016, out of which 18 were reported from Karachi, one each from Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazirabad.

Out of total 18 new dengue fever cases were detected in Karachi last week, four were reported from District Central, two from District South, three from District West, seven from District East, one each from district Korangi and Malir.

In 2016, total 841 dengue fever cases were reported in Sindh province since 1st January 2016, out of which 778 were detected from Karachi, 15 from Hyderabad, five each from Sukkur and Ghotki, four from Tando Muhammad Khan, Mirpurkhas and Larkana, three each from Dadu, Tharparkar, Khairpur and Shaheed Benazirbad , two each from Badin, Thatta, Jamshoro, Umer Kot, Sanghar, Naushero Feroz and Shikarpur. One death was reported from dengue fever from Shaheed Benazirabad this year so far.