11 more die of dengue

Staff Reporter :
The health department recorded 11 more fatalities from dengue in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease to 1,169 this year in the country, according to a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) release on Sunday.

It said 2,363 more dengue patients were hospitalised during the period.

Among the new patients, 537 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital, indicating a worsening situation across the country.

As per the DGHS data, a total of 8,174 dengue patients, including 2,410 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far the DGHS has recorded 2,39,614 dengue cases and 2,30,271 recoveries this year.

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.