10 patients died during the same period...
This year Bangladesh witnessed over 99,994 dengue cases as 2,134 fresh cases were reported overnight and 10 patients died during the same period, as per the reports.
However, the country saw 101,354 cases in 2019 which was the highest number of dengue-positive cases in a single year since the mosquito-borne disease was identified in the country for the first time.
As per a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), "During the period, 785 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city while 1,349 were admitted to different hospitals outside Dhaka."
"This year, 476 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the daily statement of the DGHS said.
"A total of 7,582 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 3,532 are in Dhaka while 4,050 are outside the capital city," it added, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Moreover, according to the DGHS statement, 37,640 patients were female and 62,354 were male. Out of these, 272 deaths were of female patients and 204 male patients.
As per the experts, August and September are considered peak months for dengue cases. However, the peak period was extended till November last year.
The WHO called for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure like using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes.
The WHO said, "The higher incidence of dengue is taking place in the context of an unusual episodic amount of rainfall, combined with high temperatures and high humidity, which have resulted in an increased mosquito population throughout Bangladesh."
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