KARACHI: The provincial dengue control and prevention programme confirmed on Tuesday the death of an elderly man due to dengue fever in the city, taking this year’s death toll from the viral disease to seven in Sindh.

The death of a 77-year-old man was recorded on Monday, said officials at the health ministry’s dengue control and prevention programme.

They said the victim, a resident of Malir, was admitted to a private hospital in precarious condition three days ago. The report citing dengue as the cause of his death was sent to the health authorities on Tuesday.

The authorities have confirmed around 1,300 dengue cases so far in the province this year, most of which have been reported in the metropolis.

Last year, some 2,418 cases of dengue fever were reported in Sindh with three deaths. More than 2,000 dengue patients were reported in 2015.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2017