Overview
- Sindh reported 793 new dengue cases and three recent deaths in Hyderabad, bringing the provincial death toll to 26, with 233 patients under treatment.
- Rawalpindi logged 19 new infections in 24 hours for a total of 1,561 cases this year, with 28 patients in hospitals and no local fatalities reported.
- Authorities in Rawalpindi have inspected over 6.19 million homes, found larvae at 209,936 locations, destroyed 228,794 larval sites, and taken legal action through FIRs, sealings and challans.
- A dengue emergency has been declared for public and private hospitals in Rawalpindi, as doctors caution that official tallies may miss cases treated at private facilities.
- Ludhiana’s district tally rose to 397 with 29 hotspots identified, as officials linked the spike to heavy September rains and assured free testing and treatment at government facilities.