106 dengue fever cases reported in a day

Islamabad: As many as 106 individuals belonging to Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi district have been confirmed positive for dengue fever in the last 24 hours which is the highest number of dengue fever patients reported in a day from the region this year.

Data collected by ‘The News’ on Thursday reveals that the total number of patients reported from the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi has crossed the figure of 1100 in the morning on Thursday and the number is on a continuous rise.

According to District Health Officer ICT Dr. Muhammad Zaeem Zia, another 49 individuals were tested positive for dengue fever in the last 24 hours from the federal capital taking tally from ICT to 422 on Wednesday evening. Of 49 new patients, 34 have been reported from rural areas in ICT and 15 from urban areas of the federal capital.

Data provided by him reveals that 10 out of 49 patients have reported at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and Holy Family Hospital (HFH) in Rawalpindi district while four at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences and eight at Federal General Hospital in Islamabad. As many as 27 patients have been confirmed positive from private laboratories in the federal capital in the last 24 hours.