Some 219 new Dengue cases reported in a day

City News Sep, 21 2022
Some 219 new Dengue cases reported in a day
  • 121
  • 0

KARACHI: Around 219 new cases of Dengue virus were reported in city as Karachi remained in grip of mosquito-borne disease. Sindh health department confirmed 219 cases were reported in a day. 78 Dengue cases were reported in East District, 18 in Korangi District, 61 in Central District and 35 in South District.

Overall 5,244 cases were reported across Sindh this year. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Raja Azhar urged Sindh government to take effective measures against rising Dengue virus cases in Karachi. Raja Azhar sent letter to Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab seeking effective measures to curb virus outbreak in city. In letter, while quoting Sindh Health Department noted that province has so far reported over 3,000 cases out of which majority of cases were recorded in Karachi he asked Administrator to remove stagnant water in outdoor and household settings to stop mosquitoes from breeding.

He urged Murtaza Wahab to direct Karachi Municipal Corporation to ensure fumigation campaign across city. "Sindh government should get serious to prevent rising Dengue cases," he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 21 2022

Like Business on Facebook, follow @DailyNCourier on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.

Adnan Amanat
Adnan Amanat https://www.dailynationalcourier.com/author/adnan-amanat
Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering different beats including Politics, Current Affairs & other news content in a well-versed manner. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ).

NC Big Stories

Interference of executive in judicial affairs intolerable: CJP Isa

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said that “Interference by executive in affairs and judicial workings of judges will not be tolerated” following...

Pakistan, UK agree to step up teamwork in diverse areas

ISLAMABAD: United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott and President Asif Ali Zardari emphasised further strengthening trade and economic ties between Paki...

IHC judges’ letter: Govt announces to form inquiry commission

Islamabad: Following letter surfaced related to judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC), government has announced to establish an inquiry commission aims to investigate issues ra...

Mohsin, Gandapur vow to work together to combat terrorism

PESHAWAR: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to discuss security situation of province. During meeting, it wa...

More like this
Related

IGP-led meeting decides strategy for operation against bandits

KARACHI: IGP Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon in meeting decided to devise an extraordinary strategy for operation against bandits of katcha area in Sindh. In this context, decisions w...

IBA confers awards to promote journalistic expertise in climate change

KARACHI: Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi conferred awards upon four journalists for their outstanding contribut...

KPC, Unilever Pakistan collaborate for capacity building on climate journalism

Karachi: Karachi Press Club and Unilever Pakistan held an interactive session to address development needs for climate journalism in Pakistan. Event was attended by prominent...

Chinese University appoints Pakistani scientist as visiting professor

KARACHI: Hunan University of Chinese Medicines China has appointed Prof. Dr. Raza Shah, senior Professor at International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS),...
Need Help? Chat with us