Dengue has spread to an alarming extent in Punjab. According to the Punjab Health Department, 15,789 cases of dengue have been reported this year.
According to private TV, the Punjab Health Department said that 493 cases of dengue were reported in Punjab including Lahore yesterday, 358 cases of dengue were reported from Lahore alone, 11,705 cases have been reported in Lahore so far while 51 people have died.
In the last 24 hours, 71 more people were infected with dengue in Rawalpindi, bringing the number of dengue victims in the city to 2,311, according to private TV. 25 patients are undergoing treatment. There are 208 dengue patients in 274 beds of Allied Hospital
