Bangladesh reports another dengue death in 24hrs

Bangladesh has reported another dengue death and hospitalisation of 89 more dengue patients in 24 hours during the past 24 hours till Thursday morning.

On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year.

‘As many as 54 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 35 patients were admitted to different hospitals outside Dhaka during the last 24 hours,’ a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services said.

‘A total of 274 people died from dengue disease between January 1 and December 22. The first death from dengue was reported on June 21, this year,’ the daily statement of the DGHS said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 61,844 this year while some 61,049 patients were released from the hospitals.

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Outbreak of the disease is usually seasonal, peaking during and after rainy seasons.

The World Health Organization classifies dengue as one of the top 10 threats to public health.