Number of dengue fever patients crosses 1,000 in twin cities

Islamabad: After a tremendous increase in the number of dengue fever cases being confirmed positive in Rawalpindi district, the infection has started hitting the population in the federal capital badly while the number of total patients so far registered from the twin cities has crossed the figure of 1,000 on Wednesday. Data collected by ‘The News’ on Wednesday reveals that as many as 264 new patients have been confirmed positive for dengue fever from Rawalpindi district and Islamabad Capital Territory in the last three days taking the total number of patients so far reported in the region to 1021. Earlier, in the last three weeks, dengue fever hit the population in Rawalpindi district severely.-Agencies