APP

Lahore: The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department reported 59,183 new cases of respiratory diseases on Friday, highlighting the worsening health crisis amid the ongoing smog.

In the last 24 hours, hospitals treated 3,448 asthma cases, 1,364 ischemic heart disease cases, 113 stroke cases, and 545 conjunctivitis cases.

Over the past month, nearly 1.93 million people have sought medical attention for smog-related illnesses across Punjab. In total, hospitals recorded 126,078 asthma cases, 62,273 ischemic heart disease cases, 5,858 stroke patients, and 14,104 conjunctivitis cases.

Lahore remains the most severely affected city, with 134,414 respiratory disease cases in the past month. On Friday alone, the city registered 3,851 respiratory cases, 245 asthma cases, 504 ischemic heart disease cases, 55 strokes, and 231 conjunctivitis cases.