According to a private news channel reports in Lahore 197 people have lost their lives and the number of dengue patients in other cities is also increasing. In Mayo Hospital Lahore, Nimra, 20, and Asif, 28, died of dengue virus. In Services Hospital Kaniz, 55, died on Thursday. In Hafizabad, Imtiaz, 25, lost his life. In Faisalabad 46 more patients were admitted to hospitals. In Nishtar Hospital Multan 6 more patients were confirmed to have dengue virus. The number of patients in Faisalabd has risen to 547 while in Multan officially 370 people have contracted dengue. In Bahawalpur, with 8 new patients the total number has gone up to 248. In Sargodha, Gujranwala, Taxila and Mianwali there are 181, 107, 87 and 16 patients of dengue repectively.