October 13, 2021
Dengue claims five lives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The total number of dengue cases to have surfaced in Islamabad exceeded 1,342 on Tuesday after 113 more people contracted the fever and five more succumbed to it in a day. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said, “Around 219 dengue patients are currently under treatment at various hospitals in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad while 629 people have recovered and been discharged so far.” He added that about 599 dengue patients had also been brought in the outpatient departments OPDs of the hospitals.According to the DHO, 396 cases were brought to the Holy Family Hospital,


