KARACHI: Dengue virus continues to wreak havoc on the people of Sindh as nearly 310 new cases were reported in the past two days in Karachi and other parts of the province, a local news outlet reported on Friday.
According to Dengue Surveillance Cell (DSC), dengue resulted in over 23 in Karachi in October while the count of dengue cases in the city has reached 4,294.
The overall count of dengue patients has reached 7,808 in the province, health officials claimed in a recently published report.
Earlier, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza said the government was determined to eradicate dengue from the country on an emergency basis.
Chairing the dengue daily review meeting in Islamabad, he had said cases have significantly been reduced due to the government’s efforts.
Dr Mirza said that no interruption will be allowed in dengue planning, adding that a major project has been launched to check the virus in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Dengue virus has claimed thousands of patients across the country and has caused a considerable number of deaths
According to estimates, the number of patients across the country has crossed 30,000.