KARACHI: A man lost his life after he was diagnosed with the deadly Congo virus. He died at a hospital in Karachi on Monday.

According to the health department, the death toll due to the daily virus has jumped to 20 so far this year.

A congo virus alert was issued for the metropolis on July 25, stipulating precautionary instructions for all those people who were visiting cattle farms.

The alert was issued by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to hospitals, directing the management to adopt special precautions for a congo affected patient.