Deaths from dengue now 1,017 as 11 more die in 24hrs
News Desk :
Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1017 this year.
During the period, 2,595 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
Of the new patients, 607 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital–indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said, reports UNB.
A total of 9,283 dengue patients, including 3,120 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 208,884 dengue cases and 198,584 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,017 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 2 this year,” a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
“During the period, 607 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,989 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city,” the DGHS daily statement added.
“This year, 1,017 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from
dengue disease while 281 died last year,” the statement said.
With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,088,84, the statement said, adding: “This year, some 1,98,584 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients.”
“A total of 9,283 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 3,120 are in Dhaka while 6,163 are outside of the capital city,” it added.
The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside the capital in August this year, meaning the mosquito-borne disease gripped the entire country.
August witnessed 71,976 dengue positive cases, the highest cases in a single month since dengue outbreak began in 2000 in the country while 342 dengue-related deaths were reported in the current month, the DGHS statement said.
According to the 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 positive dengue cases.”
