12 more die from dengue in 24 hrs

Staff Reporter :
The health authorities of the country on Monday recorded 12 more fatalities from dengue in 24 hours, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 1,181 this year.

The Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) statement said during the period, 2,475 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever.

Among the new patients, 539 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital–indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.

A total of 8,749 dengue patients, including 2,391 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,42,089 dengue cases and 2,32,759 recoveries this year.

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

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.