Dengue epidemic takes four more lives in Lahore

Dengue continues to claim the precious lives as four more people died at different hospitals of the city on Sunday. According to details despite precautionary measures, tall claims of provincial government and health authorities, deadly dengue virus has not been brought under control in the province. Three among the deceased expired in Mayo Hospital while Akhtar Bibi 60, who was admitted some days earlier after being affected by the disease lost her life in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday morning. After Punjab, dengue has also turned its direction towards other provinces and large number of dengue cases have been reported in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa during recent days. However, Punjab especially the provincial capital has been hit most by the virus where death toll has reached to 331 while number of dengue patients has crossed the 16,500 figure.

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