Sindh Dengue Surge Deepens With New Deaths, Heavy Caseload in Karachi and Hyderabad
Health officials outline expanded testing, bed allocations, laboratory capacity to manage a rising influx of patients.
Overview
- A DG Health Sindh spokesperson later reported three dengue deaths on Saturday, including one in Karachi and two in Hyderabad.
- An earlier 24-hour update confirmed two deaths and 828 positives from 4,598 tests across Sindh, reflecting a high positivity rate.
- Government facilities in Karachi recorded 90 new admissions in the latest update, with 249 patients in public hospitals and 160 in private care.
- Karachi has 556 beds allocated in public hospitals and 220 in private facilities, while Hyderabad has 167 public and 207 private beds set aside for dengue patients.
- The health department lists 38 active testing laboratories in Karachi and 19 in Hyderabad, with officials urging residents to take mosquito-bite precautions.