KARACHI, July 13: Ten more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi on Saturday, an official of the Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell said.

Focal person for the cell Dr M. Shakeel Mullick said that 428 dengue fever cases had been reported in Sindh since January while 417 of them were reported in Karachi and 11 cases in the rest of the province.

He said three dengue patients had died in Karachi this year.

He said that 11 dengue patients were still admitted to different hospitals of the city and 10 new cases were reported in the city on July 13.—PPI

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