QUETTA/KARACHI: The Congo virus situation in Quetta has taken a serious turn as another patient lost his life at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital on Monday, while five more healthcare providers affected by Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus in Quetta’s Sandeman Hospital were shifted to a private hospital in Karachi.

This brings the total number of patients brought to Karachi to 11.

“It was 18th death due to Congo virus in Quetta during last few months,” a senior official of the health department told Dawn, adding that the victims include health providing staff who were infected while providing treatment to the patients brought to Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital, Quetta.