With them a total of 2,895 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year, according to the DGHS. Of the total infected, only 94 are from outside Dhaka.
For the first time this year the number of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day across the country has crossed the 200-mark. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at least 237 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8am Sunday of which only 19 are from outside Dhaka.
With them a total of 2,895 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year, according to the DGHS. Of the total infected, only 94 are from outside Dhaka.
Among 2895 infected, 237 were diagnosed on the first day of the running month till this morning, which indicates the fast-rising trend in the disease. Two hundred and seventy-two were infected in June while 43 were infected in May.
Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 862 of them are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 34 are outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.
DNCC mayor sounds alarm over dengue outbreak
Meanwhile, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has said an increasing prevalence of dengue has posed a serious challenge to public health amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re facing the dengue challenge amid a pandemic. Right now, we’re in bad shape,” the mayor said during a campaign in Uttara to control the breeding of Aedes mosquitos, which carry the dengue pathogen.
As the monsoon sets in, Bangladesh has been experiencing increasing numbers of dengue cases. The highest number of dengue patients are admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 196 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals as of Saturday, with 194 of them in Dhaka.
Bangladesh has diagnosed 2,658 patients with dengue and 747 of them are currently receiving treatment in hospitals. The DGHS reported four deaths from dengue, though the IEDCR is yet to confirm that the deaths were caused by the disease.
Citing the IEDCR and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the mayor said the dengue outbreak may intensify in August. That is why the DNCC began the drive to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitos, he said.
Buildings under construction and highrise structures are found to house more Aedes larvae, said Atiqul Islam.
“Those who are constructing buildings, whether individuals or developers, must keep this issue in mind. Please meet with REHAB members and inform them that most Aedes larvae are found at their construction sites. Please come forward to address the issue.”
“Don’t compel us to impose a fine on the people onsite. Our magistrates will definitely take legal action if they find larvae at a site,” the mayor said.
Ward councillors, officials and leaders and activists from the Awami League and affiliated organisations accompanied the mayor during Sunday’s event.
Meanwhile mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday fined different under-construction buildings, houses and other establishments Tk 22.58 lakh after finding Aedes mosquito larvae on their premises.
The mobile courts also conducted an awareness campaign to destroy all breeding sources of Aedes mosquito.
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