Staff Reporter :
The country recorded more 12 deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the vector-borne disease in to 646 this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said it in its press release.
It said, during the period, 2,823 more patients were hospitalised with the disease.
Among the new cases, 1,005 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital–indicating a worsening situation across the country.
DGHS report showed, a total of 9,069 dengue patients, including, 4,052 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The DGHS so far has recorded 133,134 dengue cases and 123,419 recoveries this year.
According to health experts, the vector-borne disease hit Dhaka city in 2000 subsequently the dengue positive cases were detected in Dhaka city only.
But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreading across the country, they said, adding all 64 districts of the country have witnessed dengue positive cases.
The month of August has been the deadliest month of the outbreak this year with 71,976 cases and 342 fatalities while, July alone recorded 43,854 dengue positive cases with 204 deaths, the DGHS statement read.
Talking to journalists, several entomologists said that dengue by now emerged as an epidemic as it spread all over the country but observed that the concerned agencies, particularly city corporations could not take required steps to annihilate mosquitoes.
According to hospital authorities, the pressure of dengue patients has decreased slightly in healthcare facilities in Dhaka city, meaning the dengue situation is on a decreasing trend in the capital city, while the number of dengue cases is increasing outside Dhaka city.
