QUETTA: Nine patients have succumbed to Congo fever in Balochistan in ongoing year, two further Congo fever cases register in Quetta.

According to the spokesperson of provincial health department, Baluchistan is still under threat from Congo fever, Quetta on Sunday reported another two cases of the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever(CCHF)

Two of the suspected patients, receiving treatment at the Fatima Jinna Hospital’s isolation ward, contacted the Congo fever.

Dr Muhammad Ali said: “Two days ago, two patients succumbed to Congo fever.”

“Nine patients have succumbed to the Congo fever in Balochistan in the ongoing year,” Ali added.