ISLAMABAD, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan continues to witness a rise in dengue fever cases as four more deaths were reported from the disease in the South Asian country.
The eastern Punjab province recorded two deaths while the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the southern Sindh province reported one death each, the provincial health departments said on Monday evening.
Punjab reported 210 new cases. Punjab's capital Lahore reported 74 new patients, followed by Rawalpindi and Multan cities with 41 cases each. The total number of dengue cases in Punjab this year has gone up to 13,184.
In KP, 223 more people were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease, the provincial health department said on Monday evening. The number of active cases in the province currently stands at 1,369 while the total number of cases this year has reached 16,847.
Sindh reported 207 new infections, the provincial health department said on Monday evening. The worst-hit area was Karachi, the provincial capital, which reported 117 new cases. With the newly-reported dengue cases, the October figure to date for the province has risen to 7,380, bringing the total local tally to 17,534 this year.
The national capital Islamabad reported 37 new dengue cases, the health authorities said on Monday night. The city's total tally has risen to 4,409 this year. ■
