Dengue claims 11 lives, infects 2,956 in 24hrs

Dengue claimed 11 more lives and infected 2,956 persons across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, according to the health department.

With the latest deaths, this year’s total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease mounted to 752 and the caseloads to 15,4,228 as of Tuesday, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the fresh casualties, three dengue patients died while undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the capital Dhaka and the rest eight outside it.

During the 24 hours period, 911 were admitted to different hospitals in the capital Dhaka and 2,045 patients outside the capitalt, said the DGHS.

A total of 10,015 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 4,222 are in Dhaka while 5,793 are outside of the capital, it added.

The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside Dhaka in August this year meaning the mosquito disease gripped the entire country.

August witnessed 71,976 dengue positive cases, the highest number of cases in a single month since the dengue outbreak began in 2000 in the country, while 342 dengue-related deaths were reported in the current month, the DGHS statement said.

July alone recorded 43,854 dengue positive cases with 204 deaths. As of September 11, the health authority recorded 27,464 dengue positive cases while 148 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.