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Re: Pakistan - Dengue - toll 70+ : Govt asks NIH not to compile dengue cases
Deadliest day in Lahore as 15 more die of dengue
22 September, 2011
LAHORE: The largest number of deaths due to dengue in a single day occurred in Lahore on Wednesday as 15 patients lost their lives to the deadly virus, bringing the total death toll to 81 in the provincial metropolis and 85 in Punjab.
According to details, out of 15 reported deaths in Lahore, Ghiasuddin, 62, a member of the Punjab Public Service Commission and a resident of Model Town, died of dengue fever in Sheikh Zayed Hospital; Shakira Naheed, 40, an Assistant Professor of Govt Islamia College for Women, Cooper Road, and a resident of Rajgarh; Mahmood Ahmad, 32, a traffic warden and resident of Nishat Colony; and Muhammad Akbar, 30, a resident of New Shalimar, Dharampura, died at the Services Hospital.
Mohtashim Ali, 28, Rukhsana Bibi, 35, a resident of Model Town, Sumbal, 19, a resident of Rehmanpura and Naveed, 19, a resident of Karim Park, died at the Mayo Hospital. Nadeem, 32, a resident of Kot Lakhpat, died at the Lahore General Hospital while Samina Muhammad Ali, 40, a resident of Lower Mall, died at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
Maya Sarosh, 70, a resident of 7Up bridge, died at the CMH, Rana Javed died in National Hospital, Ghulam Fatima, 60, a resident of Shahdara, died in Fatima Memorial Hospital, while Mrs Qayyum, 62, a resident of Ichhra, and Romana Imran, a resident of Sant Nagar, also dies of the virus.
As many as 772 patients tested positive on Wednesday, taking the tally of patients to 14,647 in Lahore alone. The health department has, however, confirmed only 30 deaths due to dengue in Punjab including 29 occurring in Lahore alone. The total death toll includes 15 deaths that occurred in Lahore Wednesday.
According to the health department's report released Wednesday, the total number of dengue patients reported in Punjab from January 2011 to-date has reached 8,117 out of which over 7,493 were diagnosed in Lahore alone. As many as 441 new dengue fever cases have been found in Punjab out of which at least 393 fresh cases have been reported in Lahore during the last 24 hours.
According to the health department, up till now, the total number of dengue patients cured and discharged was 7,844 whereas 349 patients are still under treatment in different hospitals.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan experts, during a visit to King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital and Fatima Jinnah Medical College/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Wednesday, inspected diagnostic and treatment procedures of patients. The team also visited the Directorate General of Health Services, Punjab, Cooper Road, and reviewed arrangements in the Punjab Dengue Control Cell.
Meanwhile, two more experts from Sri Lanka also reached Lahore to join their colleagues, share their experiences and provide advice to the Punjab government and health authorities in the prevention, control and treatment of dengue virus.
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