Two more cases of Congo fever were reported on Thursday in Balochistan, taking the number of total cases to 26 across the province in the ongoing year.
According to details, the test reports of both the patients went positive. The affected person, hailing from Quetta and Loralai, had been shifted to the wards, where they are receiving treatment.
The Fatima Jinnah Hospital administration said that 55-year old Abdul Hameed belongs from Quetta and 60-year-old Muhammad Khan hails from Loralai.
Meanwhile, two of the suspected patients from Quetta had also been admitted to the hospital. The test samples of the suspected patients had been sent to the laboratory. 55-year old Naeema Jan belongs from Chaman Phatak, whereas 31-year-old Roohullah belongs from Hazara Town.
Meanwhile, the administration said that five patients had succumbed to the congovirus in the past five years in the province.
Last month, an increase in the Congo fever cases had been seen in Karachi, as five cases had been reported in the first two weeks of August only, sources said. They also said that so far this year, 14 cases of the virus have been reported.
The Sindh Health Department had confirmed the Congo cases in Karachi.
