A total of 468 people are being treated at different hospitals across the country. COURTESY
Bangladesh witnessed a rise in dengue cases as 123 more people were detected with the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the 123 patients, 120 are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka while three outside Dhaka until Monday 8am. Currently, a total of 468 people are being treated at different hospitals across the country. Out of the 468 dengue patients, only eight are from outside Dhaka.
According to the DGHS, 1,802 dengue cases have been recorded since January. Of them, 1,331 people were released till Monday morning. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has received 3 reports on suspected dengue deaths so far this year.
Public health experts fear many dengue patients might be undiagnosed as symptoms of the fever are quite similar to those of Covid-19.
Earlier, authorities reported 105 more new cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Health Minister Zahid Maleque on the same day said that the government will designate separate hospitals for the treatment of dengue patients as the number of cases have increased amid the coronavirus pandemic. The hospitals for dengue patients will include Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Lalkuthi Hospital, Railway Hospital, and Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital in Tongi.
The DGHS reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths in 2020. It marked a dramatic and largely unexplained drop from the previous year, which was the worst year on record for dengue in the country.
Official figures state 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019.
Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the years that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better, but it did become endemic. Fatalities almost fell to zero at one stage, before spiking again in 2018, leading to the horrific crisis the following year.
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