Seven dengue patients die in 24 hrs

Staff Reporter :
Dengue claimed seven more lives while 2,742 people hospitalized were with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning.

Among the fresh seven deaths, two were reported in the capital and five outside the city.

The Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) press release said that with these latest figures, the death toll has now surged to 1,086, and the total number of cases reached 2,23,564 this year.

Among the fresh patients, 612 were admitted to hospitals in the capital while the rest outside Dhaka.

The DGHS data showed that about 8,800 dengue patients, including 2,826 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country.

Besides, a total of 2,13,678 patients have so far been released from hospitals across the country this year.

Meanwhile, the country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.

The DGHS 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.