ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has reported 40 new dengue fever cases during the past 24 hou
rs, confirmed the district health officer (DHO).
In the last 24 hours, 40 patients with dengue fever were reported in rural and urban areas of the federal capital territory. According to the district health officer (DHO), rural areas reported 18 cases and urban areas reported 22 cases.
Nineteen people have died of the mosquito-borne disease in the cur
rent season so far. A total of 4,404 dengue fever have been reported in the federal capital.
Yesterday, the number of dengue fever cases had started to decrease in Punjab as the province reported 103 new cases of mosquito-borne viral infection.
According to the secretary of primar
y and secondary health Punjab, the province reported 21,507 dengue fever cases so far. Out of them, Lahore has reported 15,732 cases. Moreover, 93 people have lost their lives fighting dengue fever.
Secretary Specialised Health Care Dr Ahmed Javed had said that the ratio of dengue cases is dropping down in Lahore and added that 1,257 beds dedicated for dengue fever patients at the government hospitals of Lahore are vacant.
While out of 1,061 beds reserved for dengue patients at the private hospitals of Lahore, 535 are vacant.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has fastly spread in recent years around the world.
Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a
lesser extent, Ae. albopictus.
These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by rainfall, temperature, relative humidit
y and unplanned rap
id urbanization.
