RAWALPINDI: As many as 85 more patients went down with mosquito-borne disease on Saturday, taking the tally to 1,111 in current season. As many as 195 suspected patients arrived in three government run hospitals during last 24 hours 85 of them were denguepatients.

Total 173 denguepatients are admitted in the hospitals including Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and Tehsil Headquarters Hospitals.

Mostly patients arrived from Kulyar, Shakrial, Khanna Dak, Lakhan, Gangal, Chaklala, Dhoke Munshee, Rehmatabad, Kotha Kalan, morgah, Dhamial, Chak Jalaldin, Girja, Satellite Town, Qayyumabad, Kattarian, Gulistan, Dhoke Gujran, Dhoke Syedan, Tench Bhatta and adjoining areas.

According to official figures, three denguepatients are critical while remaining are getting treatment from government run hospitals in the garrison city.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2024