LAHORE: This year’s first death from dengue took place in Lahore where a 24-year-old victim named Owais succumbed to the deadly virus.

The patient was a resident of Lahore’s Shalimar area and was admitted to the hospital on October 7 where he died the following day.

However, the news of the patient’s death was disclosed today.

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Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident.

Over the past couple of years, the virus has claimed hundreds of victims, but it appears that the administration has only taken stop-gap measures instead of evolving a long-term strategy to control outbreaks in the province.

Some 26 more people had been tested positive for the virus in the last two days across Punjab.

A majority of the cases were reported from Rawalpindi and Chakwal. The total number of dengue cases in Punjab has reached 332 so far, an official of the health department said.