Seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning. Of the new patients, four were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Fifty-two dengue patients, including 27 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 552 dengue cases, 494 recoveries, and six deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. The DGHS also recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.  

Fourteen more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning. The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, six were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 8 outside it, said DGHS. A total of 349 dengue patients, including 165 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 62,335 dengue cases and 61,705 recoveries so far this year.

With two more deaths reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 271 this year. During this period, 125 more patients, including 68 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read more: Dengue staying through December in deadliest year  A total of 748 dengue patients, including 405 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 61,263 dengue cases and 60,244 recoveries so far this year.

366 more people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Monday morning. Of them, 210 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 156 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Eighteen hundred and thirty-seven dengue patients, including 1,084 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 247 as no death was reported during this period. On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. The DGHS has recorded 56,496 dengue cases and 54,412 recoveries so far this year.

With another death from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Friday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 242 this year. During this time, 221 more patients, including 141 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest death was reported from Dhaka division. Read: Lack of awareness fuels dengue menace: Army Chief The latest number took Dhaka division’s death toll to 149. A total of 1,969 dengue patients, including 1,135 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 55,145 dengue cases and 52,934 recoveries so far this year.

With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 237 this year. During this time, 515 more patients, including 266 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Lack of awareness fuels dengue menace: Army Chief All three deaths were reported from Dhaka division. The latest numbers took Dhaka division’s death toll to 145. A total of 2,231 dengue patients, including 1,243 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. DGHS has recorded 53,928 dengue cases and 51,460 recoveries so far this year.  

With six more deaths from dengue confirmed in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, the official death toll from the disease rose to 226 in 2022 – the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019. On November 3, Bangladesh reported nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year. Of all the patients who died in the last 24 hours, four were from Dhaka division, one each from Chattogram and Barishal divisions. The latest numbers took Dhaka, Chattogram, and Barishal's death toll to 137, 56, and 10, respectively. Read: Lack of awareness fuels dengue menace: Army Chief During this time, 559 more patients, including 320 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 2,764 dengue patients, including 1,552 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. DGHS has recorded 52,161 dengue cases and 49,171 recoveries so far this year. Read: Govt fixes cost of dengue test Bangladesh is being hit hard by a recurrence of an outbreak of dengue, the disease that is endemic to the country. Doctors and health experts say that measures taken by the city corporations and other authorities are not proving to be effective. The publicity and drives carried out by the authorities to destroy larvae of Aedes mosquito are proving to be inadequate. Dengue outbreaks in Bangladesh exceeded all previous records in 2019, mostly in the capital city of Dhaka. A total of 101,354 dengue cases with 179 dengue-related deaths were officially recorded.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the people to keep their houses and surrounding areas clean to prevent dengue. She made the call at the Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said this while briefing reporters after the meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat. “The prime minister requested all to pay special attention so that water can’t remain stagnant there (to check the breeding of aedes mosquito),” he said. Read more: Healthcare system rocked by Corona struggles to cope with dengue Amid outbreak of dengue, the city corporations and others concerned especially the civil aviation were also directed to intensify anti- mosquito spray through fogging machines every day, said the cabinet secretary. addition, the city corporations and health ministry were asked to conduct awareness campaign about dengue and aedes mosquito breeding grounds in a coordinated manner, he added.This year some 36,000 dengue patients were recorded and 136 died of the viral disease in the country as of Sunday, said Islam. Of them, the highest 23,000 dengue patients were recorded in Dhaka, while 4,000 in Chattogram, 1,600 in Khulna and 53 in Sylhet, he said. Read more: Dengue claims five lives, Death toll now 141 But the dengue patients hit the record in 2019 when more than one lakh were infected with dengue diseases, said the Cabinet Secretary.

Three more Dengue patients died in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 26. During this period, 208 more people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Also read: Dengue death toll rises to 23 as another dies; 245 new patients hospitalised The latest deaths were reported from Dhaka, Cox's Bazar and Barishal divisions.  With the new numbers, the dengue death toll from Cox’s Bazar stood at 14 while it raised to 11 in Dhaka. Of the new patients, 157 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 51 outside it, DGHS said. A total of 806 dengue patients, including 674 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 viral disease. This year, the directorate has recorded 7,113 dengue cases and 6,281 recoveries so far.

Another 213 people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. Of them, 158  were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 55 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 817 dengue patients, including 688 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. Also read: Dengue death toll rises to 23 as another dies; 245 new patients hospitalised This year's death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 23 Saturday with one more death reported from Cox's Bazar. Of all the deceased, 13 were from Cox's Bazar and 10 from Dhaka. On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. Also read: 90 more dengue cases reported This year, the directorate has recorded 6,905 dengue cases and 6,065 recoveries so far.