Sixty-nine more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 52 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining 17  in other places, it said. As many as 264 dengue patients, including 203 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On Tuesday, this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to five with two more deaths reported from Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar. On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. Read: Dengue: 24 new patients hospitalised This year, the DGHS has recorded 1,979 dengue cases and 1,710 recoveries so far. Although dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 1964, the first epidemic occurred in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. It has since become endemic in the country, with outbreaks recorded every year since. Although for a three-year period at one point, the number of deaths from the virus fell almost near zero, its most fatal year yet was in 2019, when 179 died experiencing the severe form of the disease. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, it seemed to take a backseat, as only three deaths were reported from dengue that year. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. Read: Dengue: 35 new patients hospitalised About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says.   "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 per cent," according to the World Health Organization.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has opened up a control room to keep the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, the carriers of the deadly Dengue virus, in check through monitoring various activities, including special drives at households of Dengue patients and mobile court operation in Dengue-infested areas. DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh inaugurated the control room on Sunday at about 10:00am. After inaugurating the control room, Taposh instructed the ward councilors and regional executive officers of DSCC to carry out larvicide and adulticide campaigns in areas where according to DGHS data the dengue patients live. “We’ll coordinate with DGHS and mark all the houses where dengue patients live. Then we’ll destroy each and every source of Aedes mosquito from these places. We’ll conduct a larvicide campaign in the morning and an adulticide campaign in the evening to clear these areas of Aedes mosquitos,” Taposh said. Read: DSCC preparing integrated master plan to turn Dhaka into smart city, Tajul tells JS Taposh added that the campaign will go on for at least two months. “Our ward councilors have already started the ground work. We’ve identified 13 dengue patients in 13 wards since the morning. The whole project will be monitored from the control room,” added Taposh. DSCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Farid Ahmed, Secretary Md Aktaruzzaman, Chief Engineer Saleh Ahmed, Chief Medical Officer (Acting) Dr Fazle Shamsul Kabir, among others, were present at the event.

Another 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Monday morning. All the new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). As many as 114 dengue patients, including 105 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease. This year, it has recorded 959 dengue cases and 854 recoveries so far. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Read: Dengue: 24 new patients hospitalised Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says.   "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

Twenty-nine more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Thursday morning. Among them, 26 patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). As many as 109 dengue patients, including 101 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On Tuesday, the directorate reported first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease. This year, the DGHS has recorded 864 dengue cases and 754 recoveries so far. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. Read: 5 more die, 2065 infected as dengue nightmare refuses to end However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says.   "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

Twenty-seven more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning. Among them, 26 patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). As many as 113 dengue patients, including 108 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On Tuesday, the directorate reported first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease. This year, the DGHS has recorded 835 dengue cases and 721 recoveries so far. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. Read: 13 more dengue cases reported About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says. "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

The health authorities confirmed 27 new dengue cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. Twenty-six new patients were hospitalized in Dhaka and another case  was detected outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). As many as 114 dengue patients, including 110 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. This year, the DGHS has recorded 781 dengue cases and 667 recoveries so far. The directorate has not yet reported any death from the mosquito-borne viral disease. Read: Dengue: 20 new patients hospitalised Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in the Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while approximately 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says.   "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

The health authorities confirmed 29 more dengue cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning. All the new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 104 dengue patients, including 101 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. After a few months of low dengue figures, cases are creeping up again in Bangladesh. This year, the DGHS has recorded 690 dengue cases and 586 recoveries so far. The directorate has not yet reported any death from the mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. Read: Bangladesh sees rise in Dengue cases: 18 more cases confirmed About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while almost 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says. "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

The health authorities confirmed 31 more dengue cases in the 24 hours till Thursday morning. All the new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Ninety dengue patients, including 87 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. After a few months of low dengue figures, cases are creeping up again in Bangladesh. This year, the DGHS has recorded 661 dengue cases and 571 recoveries so far. The directorate has not yet reported any death from the mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. Read: Dengue: 20 new patients hospitalised About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while almost 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says. "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

The country confirmed 22 more dengue – a viral infection – cases in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning. All the new patients were admitted to Dhaka hospitals, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Sixty-nine dengue patients, including 66 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. After a few months of low dengue figures, cases are creeping up again in Bangladesh. Read: 15 more dengue cases reported This year, the DGHS has recorded 629 dengue cases and 560 recoveries so far. The directorate has not yet reported any death from the mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue – a leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries – was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 and claimed 93 lives. In three years, the fatality number almost fell to zero. However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. About 4 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live in areas with a risk of dengue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue while almost 100 million get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue, it says.   "There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1 percent," according to the World Health Organization.

In a bid to contain the dengue outbreak Dhaka South City Corporation  on Tuesday filed six cases and collected a fine of Tk 1.05  lakh from owners of buildings where Aedes mosquito larvae was found. As many as four mobile courts conducted the drive in Kalabagan, Demra, and Dhakeshwari area of South Dhaka. During the drive the mobile courts inspected153 buildings and found Aedes larvae in six  of them. Executive Magistrate Tanjira Kabir Tropa, who led the drive at Kalabagan said, "Today we conducted a raid in the Crescent Road area of Kalabagan. During the raid, stagnant water was seen in several places on the ground floor of a house behind the Green Life Hospital.” Read: Dengue control room to function from tomorrow: DSCC “We have fined its owner Tk 70,000,” she said. Also on Tuesday a record 343 patients were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease , said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 286 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 57 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 1,281 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning, according to DGHS. Read: Provide info on Aedes larvae: DSCC mayor to city dwellers Of them, 1,133 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 148 were listed outside Dhaka. This year’s total death toll from dengue remained static at 52.