A 28-year-old woman Kanwal from Landhi on Wednesday passed away due to dengue fever related complications, raising the total number of such deaths to 16 in the metropolis.
The spokesman for Liaquat National Hospital Anjum Rizvi confirming the latest dengue fatality, said the woman was brought to the emergency department of the hospital on
Tuesday night in a precarious condition with profuse bleeding and extremely low platelet count. “She was immediately shifted to the ICU and despite all possible efforts could not survive,” said Rizvi.
An official associated with Sindh Dengue Prevention and Control Program, talking to APP, said dengue fever cases were being constantly reported from across the city.—APP
