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Seven patients die, most in a single day this year of Dengue fever

In the 24 hours seven dengue patients died till this morning, this is the highest number in a single day this year 2023.

According to the hospital sources, at least 1,054 dengue patients were hospitalized during the 24-hour period, marking the first time this year that the number of dengue cases crossed 1,000.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the total number of deaths from dengue fever now rises to 83 while the total number of cases rose to 14,897, Some 3,303 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment at the hospitals while 11,511 were released. Total number of deaths last year was 281, the total number of cases was 62,382.

Health experts urged concerned authorities to conduct extensive drives identifying clusters of Aedes mosquitoes as soon as possible.

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