Rawalpindi dengue death toll reaches 77.

The dengue outbreak in Rawalpindi has claimed 77 lives after nine more fatalities were reported on Friday.

A government report stated 75 people died due to the virus outbreak in government-run hospitals and two while under treatment in private hospitals.

The report further added that 55 patients died at Holy Family Hospital - the highest number in any hospital in the city.

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Another 14 deaths were reported from Benazir Bhutto Hospital and six from the local District Headquarters Hospital.

The report also said that a total...

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