KARACHI:At least 44 more dengue fever cases surfaced in Karachi in a week, taking the reported cases toll to 565 since 1st January 2019.
According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, as many as 52 new dengue fever cases were reported throughout the Sindh province in a week out of which 44 happened in Karachi and eight in other districts.
In June, a total of 22 dengue positive cases were detected across the province out of which 20 happened in Karachi and two in other districts.
A total of 602 dengue cases have surfaced in Sindh province so far out of them, 565 were in Karachi and 37 in other districts.
Two deaths were also reported in Karachi city due to dengue fever this year so far.