PESHAWAR: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 198 new cases of dengue fever have been reported, said a report of the Health Department on Thursday. According to the report, the total number of dengue cases in the province has touched the figure of 20616 during the current year while 19529 patients gained recovery from the disease. In the province, the number of active dengue cases was 1072, the report said, adding that during the last 24 hours 85 cases were reported from Peshawar while 31 from Mardan, 19 from Haripur and 18 from district Kohat. During the last 24 hours, the report said that 18 new patients were admitted at the hospitals adding that currently 48 patients were under treatment at different hospitals. During the current year 17 people have died of dengue fever in the province, the report added. APP
