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Four Die as 1,558 Dengue Patients Are Hospitalised in a Day

From Daily Star · () English

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  • Bangladesh recorded four dengue deaths and 1,558 hospitalisations in the 24 hours to 8 a.m., the highest number of hospitalisations in a single day.
  • The new figures brought the country's reported dengue death toll to 117 and case total to 42,590, with 2,995 patients currently receiving treatment.
  • An entomologist called for stronger mosquito-control measures and warned that intermittent rain could drive cases higher over the next two months.

Dengue hospitalisations in Bangladesh reached a daily high, with 1,558 patients admitted in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday. At least four patients died during the same period.

The Directorate General of Health Services reported three of the deaths in Dhaka South City Corporation and one in Dhaka division. The additional fatalities and infections raised the national totals to 117 deaths and 42,590 cases. A further 2,995 dengue patients were receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

GM Saifur Rahman, an entomologist at National University, said individual precautions would not be enough without a comprehensive mosquito-control programme. He said existing anti-mosquito drives were inadequate.

Intermittent rainfall is creating favourable conditions for Aedes mosquitoes to breed, Rahman said, warning that infections could increase over the next two months. He added that dengue cases are expected to decline during winter as rainfall decreases.

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