As soon as the monsoon rains started, cholera cases started to increase across Pakistan.
According to federal authorities, 75 cases of laboratory-confirmed cholera have been reported in Pakistan so far.
The World Health Organization says that 43 people have died of cholera in Pakistan this year.
Sindh Health Department officials have said that the city most affected by cholera is Karachi, where 55 confirmed cases of cholera have been reported so far.
Officials say that except Korangi district of Karachi, cholera cases have been reported from the remaining 6 districts, at least 4 cholera deaths have been recorded in the city in the last 2 months.
Sindh Health Department officials said that various germs and viruses including cholera and typhoid have been found in the water of Karachi.
The National Institute of Health Islamabad says that there is a risk of cholera spreading during the rainy months, people should drink clean water, wash their hands with soap and take care of cleanliness.
In this regard, health experts said that sewage mixed water in Karachi is the main reason for the spread of cholera.
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