City Desk:
Eight new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Sunday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,492 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), new cases were reported as follows: one in Dhaka North City Corporation, two in Dhaka South City Corporation and five in Chattogram Division (Out of CC).
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The number of deaths remained at 13, with no new fatalities reported during this period, the DGHS added.
Currently, 82 dengue patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
According to the DGHS, there were 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries in the same year.
A typical consequence of climate change, drier monsoons with sudden bursts of heavy rain has led to days of inundation and long periods of standing water, creating an ideal situation for breeding mosquitoes, which may be linked to the stronger outbreak of dengue.
Bangladesh has experienced noticeable changes in the timing and characteristics of its monsoon season. Traditionally occurring from June to August, the monsoon now extends from July to early October.
