A patient suffering from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) died at a private hospital on Friday, raising the death toll during the past five days to three.
The deceased was shifted to Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital in Karachi from Quetta on Friday morning.
He was on a ventilator. “A total of 17 patients including both suspected and those who tested positive for CCHF were brought to Karachi. Two have been discharged and two passed away,” said Sindh health department spokesperson.
“An emergency has been declared in all government-run hospitals of the province to cope with the situation,” he said.