At least eight dengue patients died and 1,108 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours.
“During the period, 338 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 720 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital,” said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
This year, the total number of cases rose to 44,764 while 223 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period, the statement added.
Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.
The number of dengue cases outside Dhaka has also increased significantly, according to the DGHS.
A recent study jointly conducted by the two city corporations of Dhaka and Directorate General of Health Services has found that 18 wards pose high risk of dengue infection as Aedes larvae has been found in 15 per cent of houses.
Health experts stressed the need for reducing the risk of dengue by removing waste materials that contain water and spray larvacide at necessary places to control the mosquito breeding.
The recent survey was conducted for 10 days at 3,152 houses under the two city corporations between April 17 and April 26.
It found that the ward-12, 13, 17, 20, 31, 32 and ward-36 of Dhaka North City Corporation and the wards under the DSCC are ward-03, 04, 05, 13, 15, 16, 17, 23, 52 and ward-56 are vulnerable.Health department said the ward-12 of DSCC and the ward-13 of the DNCC carry the highest risk of dengue respectively.
Bangladesh witnessed its first dengue outbreak in Dhaka in 2000. Until 2023, dengue cases were always higher in Dhaka than elsewhere. However, this trend changed last year, with dengue cases increasing outside Dhaka.
Experts, however, said that there is no way to eliminate the dengue virus rather we can control it through vaccination.
They stressed the need for reducing the risk of dengue by removing waste materials that contain water and spray larvacide at necessary places to control the mosquito breeding.
