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Dengue: 21 new patients hospitalised
Twenty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Friday morning.
Among them, 16 patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
As many as 110 dengue patients, including 102 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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On Tuesday, the directorate reported the first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease.
This year, the DGHS has recorded 885 dengue cases and 774 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.
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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.
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5 dengue patients taking treatment at hospitals
No new Dengue case was reported in the past 24 hours until Friday morning.
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2 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Two new dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until 8am on Monday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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29 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Twenty-nine new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday.
Sixteen of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services said in its regular update.
It said 1,01,174 people have been hospitalised with dengue in the country since January. Of those who were hospitalised, 1,00,731 made full recovery, the DGHS said.
Currently, 177 patients, including 120 in the capital, are being treated at different hospitals.
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research has received 266 reports of dengue-related deaths. It has reviewed 223 of them and confirmed the deaths of 141.
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Forty three new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Forty three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday.
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81 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Eighty one new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Monday.
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100 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
One hundred new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday.
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