Dengue continues to haunt residents of Sindh, Punjab, Islamabad.

KARACHI -- The dengue situation in Karachi is going from bad to worse with each passing day as two people lost their lives from the disease on the same day taking the death tally to 32 in September.

According to a report on Sunday, as many as 335 new cases have been reported in Sindh province during the last 24 hours and after which, the number of cases during this month has increased from 4963 to 7532.

According to the break-up of fresh cases, 257 people have been affected by the dengue virus in Karachi, 50 in Hyderabad, and 17 in Mirpur Khas during the last 24 hours.

Likewise, the spike in dengue cases in the twin city Rawalpindi-Islamabad showed no significant decline rather, these are witnessing a sharp surge in the cases. As many as 104 new cases of dengue have been reported in Islamabad. The total number of dengue cases has reached 1923.

At least six people have lost their lives during the 24 hours. The federal capital is currently in the grip...

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