KARACHI: Dengue virus

Published September 14, 2008

KARACHI, Sept 13: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Saghir Ahmed has said that a total of 571 patients of suspected dengue fever have been brought to various hospitals in the province so far since January and 163 of them were tested positive.

During Friday night and Saturday, 15 more suspected dengue patients reported at different hospitals in Karachi leading the number of patients admitted to the city’s hospitals with the suspected virus to 55. Six of the patients were discharged.—APP

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