The deadly dengue virus is becoming an epidemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the number of infections this year is close to 20,000.
So far this year, the mosquito-borne disease has claimed 16 lives in the province, with the death toll expected to rise.
According to the report of the KP Health Department, 188 new cases of the virus have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infected people to 19,900.
According to the report, 123 new cases of dengue were reported only in the provincial capital Peshawar.
Various areas of the province, including Tehkal, Sifid Dheri, Danishabad and Canal Town, have emerged as hotspots.
The KP government has claimed that it is providing dengue testing and treatment facilities in all government hospitals while local administrations are busy trying to control the outbreak.
