Dengue fatalities rise to 1,577 with 7 new deaths

Staff Reporter :
The official death toll from the dengue fever rose to 1,577 this year with the seven fresh fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.

Among the new deaths, 5 fatalities were reported in Dhaka and 2 outside the capital, according to the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

DGHS data showed that among the 1,094 new patients, 253 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it.

Some 4,124 dengue patients, including 918 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,05,792 dengue cases, 3,00,091 recoveries, this year.

The country logged 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 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.