KARACHI: As many as 26 more dengue fever cases were reported across the megacity in the last 24 hours, taking the reported toll to 15,558 since Jan 1.

According to the Sindh health department, at least 36 more dengue fever cases surfaced throughout Sindh in a day, out of which 26 were detected in Karachi and 10 in other districts.

As many as 46 people have already died of dengue fever across Sindh; out of them 44 deaths were reported in Karachi and one each from Hyderabad and Ghotki.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2019

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