In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province where the rains and mosquitoes of late autumn seem to return each year, dengue has now touched nearly five thousand lives this season, and the Health Department's Monday report shows the count still rising by dozens each day. Most of those infected have recovered, and the sobering truth held in the record is a single death, a reminder that even a seasonal illness carries real weight. Kohat bears the heaviest share of the burden, while the rest of the province waits to learn whether this season will cross the symbolic line of five thousand cases.
KP Logs 51 New Dengue Cases as Provincial Total Nears 5,000
4,856 infections recorded in the province, 199 patients under treatment, and one dengue death so far.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province where the rains and mosquitoes of late autumn seem to return each year, dengue has now touched nearly five thousand lives this season, and the Health Department's Monday report shows the count still rising by dozens each day. Most of those infected have recovered, and the sobering truth held in the record is a single death, a reminder that even a seasonal illness carries real weight. Kohat bears the heaviest share of the burden, while the rest of the province waits to learn whether this season will cross the symbolic line of five thousand cases.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added 51 new dengue cases in a single day, bringing the provincial total to 4,856, according to the Health Department's report issued Monday, October 26. Of everyone infected this season, 4,656 have recovered, while 199 remain under treatment. One death has been recorded across the province, and no new fatalities were reported in the latest 24 hours.
The outbreak is concentrated. Kohat has 2,822 cases, more than half the provincial total, and 132 of its patients are still being treated, which accounts for most of the province's active caseload. Peshawar has 611 cases, Khyber 430, and Bannu 192, though the report offers no active-case breakdown for those districts.
The Health Department closed with an appeal for residents to take precautions against the disease and to seek medical attention if symptoms appear. With the total now 144 cases short of 5,000, the coming reports will show whether daily additions hold near 51, whether the active caseload shrinks, and whether Kohat keeps leading the count.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added 51 new dengue cases in a single 24-hour period, pushing the province's running total to 4,856, according to the latest report from the provincial Health Department, issued on Monday, October 26, and carried from Peshawar by the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The report breaks that total into two groups. Of everyone infected this season, 4,656 patients have recovered. Another 199 are still under treatment. Together with the one death on record, those figures account for the whole of the province's count.
That death is the number the report treats most carefully. No new dengue-related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, and the province has recorded one fatality from the disease so far.
The geography of the outbreak is uneven. Kohat is the worst-affected district by a wide margin, with 2,822 reported cases, which is more than half of the provincial total. Of those, 132 are active, meaning they are still being treated. That single district therefore accounts for most of the 199 patients currently under care across the province.
Peshawar, the provincial capital, follows with 611 cases overall. Khyber district has reported 430, and Bannu has recorded 192. The report does not give active-case figures for those three districts, nor does it say how the 51 new infections were distributed among them.
The Health Department closed its report with a public appeal. It urged residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of dengue and to seek medical attention if symptoms appear. The report does not spell out which precautions it has in mind.
The numbers now sit just 144 cases short of 5,000. At the pace of the latest daily report, that threshold is a matter of days rather than weeks, though a single day's count is not a trend. What to watch in coming reports is whether the daily additions hold near 51, whether the active caseload of 199 shrinks as recoveries outpace new infections, and whether Kohat continues to dominate the tally.
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