18 dengue patients die, record 3,122 hospitalised in a day

Health

At least 18 more dengue patients died and record 3,122 patients were hospitalised in the country in last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday. Of the 18 deaths, 12 were reported in the capital.

According to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), dengue has so far claimed a total of 822 lives this year and nearly 1,67,684 were infected, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000.

According to the DGHS data, 10,437 dengue patients are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.A total of 1,56,425 patients have so far been released from hospitals across the country this year.

It also added Bangladesh recorded 179 dengue related deaths in 2019, seven deaths in 2020, 105 deaths in 2021 and 281 deaths, the second highest deaths, in 2022.

Meanwhile, experts said that Dengue positive cases have increased ten times and death three times between mid September, 2022 and mid-September, 2023.They said there are unplanned urbanization, industrialization and ancillary activities such as construction of multi-storied buildings blocking waterways, dumping old cars and turning cities into mosquito sanctuaries.