Pakistan health authorities record surge in dengue fever cases

By Xinhua News Agency

Sep 17, 2022 12:09 am

ISLAMABAD: A surge in the number of dengue fever cases has been reported in parts of Pakistan over the past 24 hours amid the recent outbreak of the disease in the country, health authorities said on Thursday.

A total of 3,515 new cases of dengue fever have been reported across the southern Sindh province over the past 24 hours, said the provincial health department.

MOSQUITO-BORNE A patient affected with dengue fever is treated inside mosquito nets at a hospital in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Sept. 15, 2022. Pakistan's capital Islamabad has been facing a surge in dengue cases as 72 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, amid an outbreak of the disease in the country, health authorities said. XINHUA PHOTO

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