Alarming cases reported of pneumonia cases reported in KP
47% increase in pneumonia cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during 3 months, thousands of children under 5 years of age are affected.
Director General Health Services Dr. Shaukat Ali has said that the cases of pneumonia have increased due to the increase in the severity of cold.
He has appealed to the parents to take care of their children, wear warm clothes in case of going out.
Spokesman DG Health Services and Director of Public Health Dr. Irshad Roghani said in this regard that in October last year, 6,219 cases of pneumonia were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
However, in December, the number of children under 5 years of age affected by pneumonia increased to 11
According to the director of public health, 8 thousand 68 children were infected with pneumonia in Mardan in the last three months.
According to reports 4 thousand in Haripur, 3 thousand 200 in Dir Lower, 2 thousand 800 in Peshawar were affected by pneumonia.
According to him, 2 thousand 700 in Swabi, 1 thousand in Charsadda and 900 children were affected by pneumonia in Lucky Marwat during three months.