KARACHI: On Tuesday, a dengue fever patient passed away in the Sindh provincial city of Umarkot, bringing the total number of deaths from the fatal illness in the region this year to 52, according to a report.
46 deaths were reported in Karachi, three in Hyderabad, one in each of Mirpur Khas, Sanghar, and Umarkot, according to the Sindh Health Department, out of 52 deaths across the province this year.
Additionally, the Sindh Health Department claimed that, as of October 1, 4,059 dengue cases had been registered in Karachi alone, and that total dengue cases for the province as a whole this year had reached 15,677.
