KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Health officials fear an imminent dengue outbreak as 76 new dengue cases have been reported during the past 24 hours, taking total number of dengue cases to 787 in the provincial metropolis so far in the current season.
According to Sindh Health Department, a total of 78 dengue cases have been reported in the province amid water from heavy floods and rainfall is stagnating throughout the province. The department said the dengue cases in Sindh reached to 839, of which majority of 787 cases were reported in Karachi.
The Health Department added that 76 out of the total 78 cases have been reported in Karachi alone. In the last 24 hours, 27 cases were reported in the central district, 19 in the district south, 5 in Malir, 4 in Korangi, 19 in East District, and one each was reported in Kemari and West district.
According to the Heath Department data, a total of 2,643 dengue cases have been registered in Sindh in the current year. 2,280 cases were reported in Karachi alone, it shows.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad reported nine dengue cases, Badin two, Umerkot 7, Mirpur Khas four, while Tharparkar and Larkana reported two cases respectively.
Health experts have warned that the dengue virus could take the shape of an epidemic if measures such as spraying insecticides were not taken.
On the other hand, Islamabad reported 22 dengue cases during the past 24 hours, the district health officer (DHO) informed.
Amid monsoon season, the cases of the mosquito-borne disease have surged in the federal capital. According to the statistics shared the DHO Islamabad, 22 dengue cases have been reported in the federal capital, out of which 17 were reported in rural and 5 in urban areas. The DHO Islamabad said so far 163 cases have been reported in rural and 51 cases in the urban areas, while one patient died of it.
