PESHAWAR: Two more persons died of dengue fever here on Wednesday taking the death toll to 23. On the other hand, suspected patients continued to visit the hospitals with symptoms of the vector-borne ailment.
The deceased Parvez Hayat and Muslima were under treatment at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) and Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar after they were tested positive of the mosquitoes borne disease.
With the latest deaths, toll due to dreadful dengue virus has climbed to 23 and hundreds of others affectees are still under treatment in various hospitals.