Eight die from dengue in 24hrs

Staff Reporter :
The health authority on Thursday recorded a total of eight dengue patients died and 2,350 were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.

Among the eight deaths, seven were reported in the capital and the rest outside it.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) press release said with the latest fatalities, a total of 1,214 people died of dengue and about 2,49,543 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country this year.
The DGHS data showed that a total of 8,232 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals in the country.
Among them, 2,472 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,760 are in other districts.
About 2,40,097 out of the hospitalised patients, however, recovered during the period. Besides, 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.