Three more patients lost the battle against dengue today. Two patients died in Lahore while one in Hafizabad. In Lahore 197 people have lost their lives. According to reports the number of dengue patients in other cities is also increasing. In Mayo Hospital Lahore, Nimra, 20, and Asif, 28, died of dengue virus. In Services Hospital Kaniz, 55, died today. In Hafizabad, Imtiaz, 25, lost his life. In Faisalabad 46 more patients were admitted to hospitals. In Nishtar Hospital Multan six more patients were confirmed to have dengue virus. The number of patients in Faisalabad has risen to 547 while in Multan officially 370 people have contracted dengue. In Bahawalpur, with eight new patients the total number has gone up to 248. In Sargodha, Gujranwala, Taxila and Mianwali there are 181, 107, 87 and 16 patients of dengue respectively.