Tharparkar: Dengue cases in Islamkot increase by over 50pc

Dengue cases have increased by more than 50 percent in the Islamkot tehsil of Tharparkar.

According to the Sindh Health Department, the daily dengue positive test rate of patients in Islamkot has reached 54 percent.

The provincial health department has said that dengue has been confirmed in 100 patients in four neighborhoods of the city during the past week.

In this regard, the Administrator of the Rural Health Center said that there are only 10 beds in the Rural Health Center, Islamkot, and the rest of the patients are isolated at home.

According to the DHO Health Tharparkar, alternative places are being arranged to increase the beds, while mosquito spray and mosquito nets will also be distributed in the city from today.

On the other hand, patients complained that they are not being admitted to the hospital, and treatment at home is not possible.