Assalamu Alaikum - Sindh reports nearly 1,000 new dengue cases amid outbreak
Assalamu Alaikum. Sharing an update from Sindh: health authorities have confirmed 999 dengue cases in the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said on Saturday night.
In Karachi Division, 3,827 tests were done and 535 came back positive, while Hyderabad Division reported 1,323 tests with 464 positives. Over the past day, 105 new patients were admitted to government hospitals and 87 to private hospitals, and 218 people recovered. Alhamdulillah, no dengue-related deaths were reported during this period, according to Sindh Health Secretary Rehan Baloch. The provincial government is monitoring the situation closely.
So far this month there have been 6,199 dengue cases in Sindh, and the total for the year has reached 11,763. Right now 226 patients are in government hospitals and 203 in private hospitals across the province. Public hospitals have set aside 983 beds for dengue patients (256 in Karachi, 165 in Hyderabad, and 562 in other districts), and the private sector has reserved 475 beds (200 in Karachi, 209 in Hyderabad, and 66 elsewhere).
The health department is getting data from 56 laboratories across Sindh as monitoring continues. Dengue tends to spike annually in Pakistan, especially in big cities after heavy rains and with poor drainage. Health officials are urging everyone to take simple precautions: remove standing water, cover water containers, and eliminate mosquito breeding spots. Please keep yourselves and your families safe and make du'a for those affected.
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