QUETTA: A 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with Congo Virus today taking the total number of affectees in Balochistan to 27 with ten dead so far.
According to hospital sources, Abdul Wali was brought for a check-up four days ago after he started bleeding from his nose and mouth.
Meanwhile, another patient, 37-year-old Abdul Malik who hails from Shikarpur was admitted to Fatima Jinnah General andChest Hospital on suspicion of the same disease.
The total number of people who were admitted to different hospitals for scan for the fatal virus in Balochistan stands at 94 out of which 27 were found positive.
Yesterday, one of the affected patients, 55-year-old Rehmatullah who was under treatment, died taking the death toll to 10 in Balochistan.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) spreads through vectors that carry the virus found in cattle.