KARACHI, Nov 11: Sindh recorded another fatality from dengue fever on Monday, raising the province’s death toll to 27 since October, as over 1,000 new infections were reported within a single day, according to official data.
A statement issued by the Sindh Health Department said the latest victim, a 30-year-old man from Noorani Basti, Hyderabad, succumbed to the disease at Liaquat University Hospital, where he had been under treatment for a week.
The day before, a teenage girl had died of dengue at Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC) in Karachi.
During the last 24 hours, 7,548 patients were tested for dengue across the province, of whom 1,212 tested positive. The Karachi division accounted for 765 cases out of 6,166 tests, while Hyderabad reported 447 positives from 1,382 samples.
Thousands of people in the province are currently ill with flu-like symptoms, according to official data. https://t.co/0Iq25vfyDf
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With the latest figures, Sindh’s dengue tally for November has climbed to 7,173, taking the cumulative total for 2025 to 12,750 cases. Currently, 257 patients are receiving treatment in government hospitals, and 176 in private facilities.
Health experts have urged the provincial government to declare a health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad — the worst-affected areas — and to intensify vector-control operations including fumigation, water drainage, and public awareness drives.
They also demanded an independent audit of the provincial dengue prevention and control programme, citing inefficiency and poor municipal coordination as contributing factors to the outbreak.
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Dengue fever — caused by the dengue virus (DENV) transmitted through Aedes mosquitoes — typically presents with flu-like symptoms such as high fever, joint pain, and rash. Severe cases can lead to dengue hemorrhagic fever, a potentially fatal condition.
The World Health Organization (WHO) attributes the growing spread of dengue to factors such as climate change, rising temperatures, heavy rainfall, and inadequate surveillance and health infrastructure in densely populated regions.
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