Fighting dengue syndrome has culminated in a strict response by the district administration, as a ‘Dengue Emergency’ has been formally declared in Rawalpindi. The DC/ Administrator District Health Authority, Hassan Waqar Cheema, issued a notification mentioning the prevailing challenge of dengue fever.
Claiming six fatalities of dengue patients within one and a half of a month, the dengue has intensely stricken the district affecting 2277 patients in the year.
During the last 24 hours, 134 new cases of dengue fever have been diagnosed, further increasing the treatment load in hospitals to 268. Mobile health units have checked 4109 patients in different areas, along with 100% free medicines facilities, according to a dengue update released on Wednesday.