Sindh reports first death from dengue virus

KARACHI: A dengue patient died at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital, making it the first death from the disease in the province of Sindh this year, according to media reports.

According to the hospital administration, the 24-year-old patient had been on a ventilator for 2 days, and his platelets had dropped to 32,000.

The hospital administration says that the number of platelets in a healthy person ranges from 1.5 to 4.5 lakh.

On the other hand, the health department reports that 295 cases of dengue have been reported across Sindh this year, with 260 cases of dengue virus specifically reported from Karachi.

Earlier, the First case of Congo of the year has been reported in Karachi, as a 42-year-old man in Karachi passed away after being diagnosed a day earlier, according to a statement from the provincial health ministry’s coordinator, Meeran Yousaf.

The deceased was admitted to Indus Hospital in Korangi, where he tested positive for CCHF on June 16, but later died. A team of health experts visited his residence but found the door locked.

Speaking to a media outlet, Yousuf said, “The team assumed that the family took away the body for burial at their native place somewhere.”

According to the WHO, the illness can spread from person to person by direct contact with an infected individual’s blood, saliva, organs, or other body fluids.