12-year-old dies of rabies

12-year-old dies of rabies

A 12-year-old boy from Jacobabad died of rabies while undergoing treatment at a welfare hospital in Korangi, taking the number of rabies-related deaths in the city this year to 20. Hospital officials said the child had been bitten nearly two months ago by a stray dog on both hands and one leg. The dog was reportedly rabid and had bitten several other people as well. After the incident, the boy was taken to a nearby medical facility where he was …