Pakistan recorded 41 new patients of dengue in three government-run hospitals on Saturday, with a total of 127 patients currently under treatment, Dawn reported on Sunday.
According to Dawn, during the current season, 12,941 patients visited the outpatient departments of the three hospitals, 2,218 were admitted to dengue wards, and 1,128 were confirmed dengue cases.
A senior doctor at Holy Family Hospital told Dawn that hospitals have arranged additional beds in case of emergencies. He said that, as per directives of the Pakistan Punjab government, treatment is being provided to patients from Islamabad and other districts as well. He told Dawn that the district hospitals in Jhelum, Chakwal, and Attock refer serious cases to Holy Family Hospital.
Citing the data compiled by Rawalpindi Me