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Dengue Trends Diverge Across Region as Sindh’s Count Faces Challenge and K‑P Outbreak Grows

Conflicting tallies underscore surveillance gaps, reflecting starkly different outcomes across districts.

Overview

  • Sindh Health Department reports 1,083 confirmed dengue cases in 2025, including 439 in October, with Karachi listed as the most affected division.
  • Figures compiled from major hospitals and labs indicate a far larger burden in Sindh, with reports of more than 12,000 cases in roughly six weeks, including nearly 4,000 in Karachi and 9,075 confirmed by LUMHS DRL from Sept 1 to Oct 14.
  • Provincial officials say only government hospital data are counted in the official tally and announce intensified fumigation, spraying, drainage work and dedicated dengue units in public hospitals.
  • Hyderabad reports another fatality that raises the local death toll to 12 as hospitals receive dozens of new patients daily and local critics question the effectiveness of control measures.
  • Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa logs 3,865 cases to date with 35 new infections in 24 hours, 23 hospital admissions and two confirmed deaths, while India shows mixed trends with a 95% drop in Chandigarh Tricity, nearly halved cases in J&K to 2,473 and a late surge in Ludhiana to 252 cases in October.