An official of the Health Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa disclosed to the media on Saturday that the number of people infected with the dengue virus in the province has increased to 21,870. The official said that the number of new cases of dengue fever in the province has increased by as many as 130.
According to what the official said, the highest number of dengue cases in Peshawar was 58, and the total number of cases has gone up to 9,218.
According to him, thirteen instances of dengue fever have been recorded in Mardan, bringing the total number of cases to 4,015.
In addition, he told me that there were 18 newly reported cases in Lower Dir, 17 in Bannu, and 16 in Swabi.
Within the last day and a half, an additional eight people have been brought into the medical facility, bringing the total number of patients up to 24 at this time. According to him, there have been eighteen fatalities associated in the province so far this year.