Death toll rises to 42 as two more patients fall prey to dengue in Karachi
(WorldNews Pakistan)

The dengue fever outbreak that has gripped Karachi for the last several months seems far from over as two more persons fell prey to the mosquito-borne illness in Karachi on Saturday, officials said. Dengue Prevention and Control Program officials said two persons, a 48-year-old woman and a three-month-old baby, died due to complications of the vector-borne illness at a private hospital. “A 48-year-old woman from the North Nazimabad area of the city, who was under treatment at a private hospital on Stadium Road, died due to dengue fever and its complications,� an official of the dengue prevention and control program official said. Similarly, the official said, a three-month old...