Overview
- The Sindh Health Department reported 727 new infections in 24 hours, with 269 positives in Karachi and 458 in Hyderabad, taking the November tally to 6,708 and the year-to-date total to 12,284.
- Hospitals are treating 442 dengue patients across Sindh—271 in government facilities and 171 in private—with hundreds of dedicated beds allocated in Karachi, Hyderabad and other districts.
- The Pakistan Medical Association called for a health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad, citing more than 400 current hospitalisations and at least 25 deaths in Sindh since October.
- Health Secretary Rehan Baloch said Hyderabad’s test positivity has eased from 46% last week to 35%, while officials report expanded diagnostics through the provincial surveillance network.
- Beyond Sindh, Rawalpindi logged 30 new cases for 1,466 this year and reported extensive larval detections through millions of house and site inspections, as Punjab authorities step up wards, training and spraying.