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Gastro Death Toll Reach to a Dozen in Pakistan
'Pakistan Times' Sindh Bureau

NAWABSHAH: Sindh and Balochistan’s different districts, which was hit by gastro further intensified and the number of deaths struck by this disease rose to 12, which included Sukkur 4, Dadu 1, Qambar-Shahdadkot 1, Dera Murad Jamali 1, Gujranawala 3, while 1 in Islamabad.

Gastro has intensified at Nawabshah. Unofficial sources told that the number of patients struck by this disease has gone beyond 2000. Doctors told that the contaminated water and sizzling heat have triggered this disease.

Jacobabad gastro hit patients brought to the government and non-government hospitals thus far stood at over 170, Larkana 200, Qambar, Shahdadkot over 200 each, Shikarpur 180, while Dadu 150.

Further 10 patients were admitted into the Sukkur Civil Hospital during the past 24 hours, which has taken the number of patients to 29 in the Civil Hospital that included mostly women and children.

Hyderabad government and non-government hospitals received over 200 gastro patients mostly women and children during the past 24 hours.

Gastro was intensifying in the different districts of Balochistan also. Over 300 patients hit by gastro were brought to different hospitals at Jafferabad and Naseerabad during the past 24 hours, while over 140 persons at Jhal Magsi.

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