Infectious diseases have increased in frequency in flood-affected areas as a result of the heavy rainfall and following flash floods.
Sources claim that over the previous day, 88,922 cases of various infectious diseases were reported in flood-affected areas all across the nation.
The majority of the cases were reported from Sindh’s flood-affected regions.
The past 24 hours have seen at least 15,056 cases of diarrhea reported in flood-affected areas. 15,056 instances of diarrhea were reported, with 9,577 cases in Sind, 3,836 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,170 in Balochistan, and 473 in Punjab.
Additionally, the authorities noted 16,279 cases of skin infections, 19,080 cases of asthma, 989 cases of eye infections, 354 cases of typhoid, 1,054 cases of hepatitis, 1,844 cases of malaria, and 3 cases of snakebite.
