PESHAWAR: The health have authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday declared five districts as high-risk zones for Dengue.
These five districts including Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda and Battagram were among the risky zones with regard to dengue fever spread.
The number of people affected with dengue virus has reached to 165 in the province whike in Peshawar district 38 cases of dengue virus infection were reported followed by Mardan with 32 cases, Swabi 19 cases, Charsadda 14 cases and Battagram with 12 dengue cases.
Till date, dengue fever cases have been reported from 20 districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A few cases of dengue in some of the districts including Bannu, Hangu, Lakki Marwat, Khyber, Tor Ghar and Haripur were also reported in the last couple of days.
