Islamabad, Nov 13 || Two more women have died due to dengue in Karachi and Hyderabad, raising the death toll in Pakistan's Sindh to 29 in 2025, according to province's Health Department, local media reported on Thursday.
The department said one of the patients who died due to dengue lived in Liaquatabad area of Karachi. According to the department, 5,412 tests were conducted in Sindh during the last 24 hours. Among these, 976 people tested positive for dengue, Pakistan's leading daily Dawn reported.
A total of 3,951 tests were conducted in Karachi division, out of which 528 tested positive. In Hyderabad division, 1,461 tests were carried out with 448 confirmed cases.
Health Secretary Rehan Baloch stated that 127 new dengue patients were admitted to government hospitals while 84 were taken to private hospitals in the past 24 hours.