The situation regarding the spread of dengue fever in this region of the country is becoming alarming as in the last 24 hours, another 96 individuals have tested positive for dengue fever from the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi which is the highest number of confirmed dengue fever cases reported in a day from the region this year so far. Data collected by ‘The News’ on Friday has revealed that to date, a total of 1,388 patients have so far been confirmed positive for dengue fever from the twin cities.
It is, however, important to mention here that apart from these 1,388 patients, well over 80 other patients belonging to other districts of the country have also tested positive in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
According to District Health Officer Islamabad Dr. Muhammad Zaeem Zia, as many as 64 new cases of dengue fever have been reported from Islamabad Capital Territory in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 617 of which 421 patients have been reported from rural areas and 196 from urban areas of the federal capital.
Dr. Zaeem informed ‘The News’ that another 37 dengue fever patients belonging to other districts of the country were reported in ICT while 23 patients either had wrong addresses, and phone numbers or were duplicate cases.
