Dengue claims three lives in KP, death toll climbs to 18

PESHAWAR: A woman, man and minor under treatment for dengue virus in Khyber Teaching Hospital succumbed to the disease, bringing the total tally due to the virus at 18 in the province, the hospital administration said on Tuesday.

As of August 29, the number of deaths reported from the dengue virus in the province had reached 11 as at least 239 new cases of dengue were reported by that day.

The total number of cases has crossed 3,200 in the province.

Hospitals are already treating 455 people infected by dengue, said the response unit on last week.

Dengue affected areas in Peshawar declared Red Zone

Number of patients rise to 3,000 across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The virus has also spread to other towns and cities of the province, with areas including Buner, Swabi and Mardan reporting various cases.

Experts, whose help has been sought to fight the virus, sid that old tyres in the district have served as the breeding ground for dengue mosquitoes. They also believe the mosquitoes breeding in the area could spread across the country.

The Peshawar district administration has said over 200 teams were working towards eradicating the dengue virus and have fumigated 15,000 houses so far in an attempt to kill dengue mosquitoes.