ISLAMABAD: The number of patients affected with Dengue virus mounted to over 5000 in the country, Geo News reported Wednesday.

Meantime, the death toll caused by the disease, also rose to 31.

According to Pakistan's National Health Department (NHD), the number of confirmed dengue patients in the country, rose to 5050. Of them, 2350 patients are in Sindh, 1885 in Punjab and at least 158 dengue patients are present in Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw.

There are at least 380 patients in Rawalpindi and 230 in Islamabad.Via Geo.tv