Karachi, Hyderabad face dengue outbreak as cases spike alarmingly

Karachi, Hyderabad face dengue outbreak as cases spike alarmingly

• Health dept data suggests all is well on dengue front in Sindh with just 819 confirmed cases • Figures obtained from four Karachi hospital show 2,972 positive cases reported from Sept 1 to Oct 16 • One public sector Hyderabad lab confirms 9,075 dengue cases between Sept 1 and Oct 14 • Govt says 215,270 malaria cases also reported this year in province KARACHI / HYDERABAD: While the provincial health department puts the total number of dengue c…

Rising dengue cases in hospitals suggest outbreak-like situation in Pakistan's Karachi, Hyderabad

Islamabad, Oct 19, 2025 The Sindh Health Department has put the total number of dengue cases in the Pakistan province at 819, but figures obtained by three major Karachi hospitals and one public sector laboratory and its branches in Hyderabad suggest an outbreak-like situation, with the actual number going beyond 12,000 in just six weeks, local media reported on Sunday. The Pakistani government had said that one person died due to dengue in July…