Sunday, October 24, 2010

2 more dengue patients die in Karachi

KARACHI: Two more dengue patients have died in Karachi on Saturday. The death toll climbs to 15 in Sindh.

Naila, 22, resident of Orangi Town was admitted in Jinnah Hospital while Noor Mohammad, 40, resident of Orangi Town was under treatment in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

The Sindh Health Department has confirmed that 1,639 have been found positive with the virus while 2,974 people with dengue symptoms had been brought to the different hospitals of Sindh.

SAMAA learnt that 197 dengue patients are under treatment in different hospitals of the province including Karachi.

The health department said dengue patients have been found in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sanghar, Badin and Sukkur