15 more die of dengue

Staff Reporter :
The country on Saturday recorded 15 more fatalities from dengue while 2,158 were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24 hours the data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) showed.

It said, “The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,079 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 7 this year.”

“During the period, 585 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,573 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city,” the DGHS data showed.

“This year, 1,079 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported while 281 died last year,” it said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,20,822, the statement said.

“This year, some 2,10572 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients,” the DGHS data revealed.

“A total of 9,171 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Among them, 2,912 are in Dhaka while 6,259 are outside of the capital city,” it said.

The data also said that September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases.

The month of August has been recorded also considered as one of deadliest months 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.