Death toll from dengue reaches 106 in Lahore

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LAHORE: The death toll from dengue fever has reached 106 as one more patient died in Mayo Hospital, Lahore Tuesday, Geo News reported. Farooq aged 50 was admitted in the hospital after he was diagnosed with the virus attack.

People mostly women and children are continuously visiting city hospitals while the hospital administration said that it is not possible to satisfy each patient due to overwhelming number of patients.

Experts said that the virus might spread fast due to loadshedding that has again started in the city. Therefore, it is critical to control loadshedding in order to get control over the virus spread.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif chaired the session of dengue emergency meeting where it was decided that strict action would be taken against school administration that will not follow the instructions regarding school uniform.