Peshawar (August 22, 2017): At least 24 new cases have been reported in Peshawar during past 24 hours, while around 1,547 dengue positive cases have been reported since June 1.
According to details, around seven patients have passed away due to dengue fever, while 560 patients were admitted in hospitals, out of which 318 were discharged and 242 were admitted to hospitals till the last reported.
The affected areas include Tehkal Pishtakhara, Tehkaf, Deh Bahadur, Warsak Road. The recent dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw (KP) has become an alarming situation for the authorities and residents alike.
The first case of dengue outbreak this year was reported from Peshawar in June 14, 2017 and the patient was diagnosed NS1 positive at Khyber Teaching Hospital. Following, the numbers rose and about 4,000 patients were being treated by August 6, 2017.
It was reported that people of both studied localities were “storing water in small and big containers (using barrels, canisters, buckets) due to unreliable water supply and due to poor socioeconomic conditions.”
Moreover, the identified localities had many wood workshops and mechanic shops due to which huge quantities of waste material, and water holding containers (wood polish pots thrown in the dumped piles, tyres, car mud guards windows) were converted into breeding sites after the recent torrential rains in the city.
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