The total number of dengue-related deaths on Monday rose to 33 in Karachi as another patient died at a private hospital, while the total number of affected patients in Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 14,188 and 6,880, respectively.
According to details, the dengue outbreak has killed another citizen in Karachi. Nadir Ali Hamid Khan, a 32-year-old resident of Nazimabad, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital where he breathed his last.
Nadir died of multiple organ failure owing to dengue shock syndrome at Aga Khan University Hospital. He was undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital Hyderabad when his blood pressure dropped and he passed away in the ICU, according to Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Shauqat Lakho.
In Rawalpindi, the dengue virus was confirmed in 18 more patients in the last 24 hours. Dengue virus was diagnosed in seven patients from Potohar Town while two patients from different areas of Municipal Corporation were tested positive.
Dengue virus was also confirmed in eight patients from different areas of Rawalpindi Cantt. The total number of dengue patients has reached 14,188 while 77 people have died this year.
On the other hand, 12 more dengue cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after which the number has increased to 6880 in the province. After the diagnosis of dengue among seven more people in Peshawar, the number of victims has increased to 2621.
Meanwhile, a man, who was diagnosed with the deadly Congo virus earlier, died at a hospital in Karachi on Monday.
According to the health department, the death toll due to the deadly virus has jumped to 20 this year, so far.
On July 25, a Congo virus alert had been issued for the metropolis, stipulating precautionary instructions for all those people who are visiting cattle farms.
The alert was issued by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to hospitals, directing the management to adopt special precautions for a Congo affected patient.
The letter of the KMC had further asked hospitals to establish special wards for Congo patients, and run awareness campaigns about the virus.
The disease is caused when a tick attaches itself to the skin of cattle and when that infected tick or animal comes in contact with people, the highly contagious virus is transmitted into the human body and the person falls ill.
The initial symptoms of Congo fever include headache, high fever, rashes, back pain, joint pain, stomach pain and vomiting.
