Dengue cases spike in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is recording a growing number of dengue cases over the past weeks with 21 patients hospitalised within the last a day until Saturday morning.
Nineteen of the new cases were reported from Dhaka.
Currently, 85 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in the united states -- 82 of them in the administrative centre, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Since January, the health authorities confirmed 846 dengue cases but 756 patients recovered, the federal government said.
The Dhaka North City Corporation started an anti-mosquito campaign from Nov 2, hoping to keep carefully the number of dengue cases low this season.
Data provided by medical Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Health Directorate show 219 cases recorded in the first half of November.
In October, 163 cases were reported. The quantity was 47 in September and 68 in August.
This year’s only confirmed dengue-related death was reported in August.
But the situation this season is much better in comparison to 2019 when the united states saw an enormous outbreak of dengue that pushed the healthcare system to its limits.
According to official figures, 101,354 dengue cases were recorded with the mosquito-borne disease killing 179 people.
Bangladesh is currently grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and another large-scale dengue outbreak is a huge burden on its health sector.
