News Desk :
The dengue hospitalisations in Bangladesh has surpassed 100,000 this year, with 141 new cases and three more deaths in a day over the past 24 hours.
The number of patients in hospital with the disease across the country has risen to 100,029, reports bdnews24.com
The total number of fatalities from the illness now stands at 561.
The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 70 new patients were hospitalised in the Dhaka metropolitan area until Saturday.
In addition, 22 were hospitalised in the Dhaka Division, five in the Mymensingh Division, 12 in the Chattogram Division, 11 in the Khulna Division, eight in the Rajshahi Division, and 13 in the Barishal Division.
As many as 1,199 patients are currently undergoing treatment for dengue in hospitals across the country. Of them, 453 are hospitalised in the capital and 746 are outside Dhaka.
The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and fatalities since 2000.
Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023. That year also saw the most deaths with 1,705.
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 561 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been reported in various divisions of the country. One death each occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Barishal Division, and Khulna Division (outside the city corporations), reports UNB.
During the same period, 141 additional patients were hospitalised with viral fever, the DGHS added.
Of them, 35 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 35 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.
As of now, 1,199patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Since January 1, 2024, a total of 100,029 dengue cases have been reported.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 1,705 people, making it the deadliest year on record.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), there were 321,179 dengue cases and 318,749 recoveries in 2023.
