KARACHI: The city health authorities confirmed on Tuesday that a young man had become the fifth victim of the mosquito-borne dengue haemorrhagic fever, who died in a city hospital.

Officials said a 32-year-old man, resident of Surjani Town, was admitted to the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) three days back where he died on Tuesday morning.

“He was admitted to the CHK in a precarious condition where he succumbed to the disease in the morning today,” said Dr Masood Solangi, head of the provincial dengue control and prevention programme, while speaking to Dawn.

He said five persons had died of dengue in Sindh this year –– all residents of Karachi.

More than 2,200 victims of dengue fever have been reported in Sindh, a majority of them belonging to Karachi, officials said.

Last year, at least 1,295 cases of dengue fever were reported from Sindh, of which 1,277 victims belonged to Karachi. Some 17 dengue patients died of the disease.

In 2013, more than 6,000 dengue patients were reported, of whom 32 died.

Published in Dawn, October 14th, 2015

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