Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-02,
A total of 287 fresh dengue cases were reported in
Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning , the highest number in
single day so far this year.
The outbreak of dengue fever –over 100 dengue
patients reported daily for more than a week—has sparked new worries as the
country’s health services are already overburdened with growing Covid cases and
fatalities.
Of the new dengue cases, 279 were reported in Dhaka
while only eight from outside the capital, said the Directorate General of
Health Services (DGHS).
According to the (DGHS), 978 patients are currently
receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country.
Some 3,182 patients have been admitted to different
hospitals with dengue since January and 2,200 of them have been released after
they recovered
To eradicate dengue larvae in Dhaka South City
Corporation (DSCC) areas a control room will be opened from Monday, said DSCC
mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.
Sheikh Taposh said that the control room of Dhaka
South City Corporation will be opened from August 2 to eradicate the source of
dengue larvae.
The mayor said this at Nagar Bhaban on Sunday while
addressing the meeting regarding measures to control dengue.
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.
The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one
stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the
following year.
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