Amid the worrying rise in Dengue patients in hospitals, Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) on Monday announced six hospitals of Dhaka as Dengue- dedicated ones. A notification signed by Director of Management Information System (MIS) of the directorate professor Dr Mizanur Rahman was issued in this regard. Read Dengue vs. Severe Dengue: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention According to the notification the six dedicated hospitals are-  Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital,  Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital at Tongi in Gazipur; Railway General Hospital at Kamalapur, Dhaka, 20-bed Aminbazar Govt Hospital in Dhaka, Lalkuthi Hospital at Mirpur in Dhaka, and 31-bed Kamrangirchar Hospital in Dhaka. The country is now battling the dengue outbreak amid the Covid pandemic  as some 1,218 patients diagnosed with dengue were reported receiving treatment at different hospitals as of Sunday morning, said DGHS. Read Dengue vs. COVID-19: Symptoms, when & where to test, ways of prevention This year, Dengue fever has claimed 36 lives so far. Of them, 32 have died in Dhaka city, two in Chattogram division, one each in Khulna and  Rajshahi. Most of the cases  have been reported in the capital so far, said the health authorities. Health authorities have been recording over 200 dengue cases per day since August 1. Also read: DGHS worried over dengue situation Some 8,041 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 6,787 of them have been released after they recovered. “We all witnessed how hard the dengue situation hit us in 2019. We are on the brink of a similar situation this year,” said DGHS spokesperson Md. Nazmul Islam on Wednesday. Read  BGMEA calls for raising social awareness to prevent Dengue

As many as 224 new patients were hospitalized in 24 hours till Sunday morning amid a growing concern over a spike in dengue cases. Since August 1, the country has been seeing over 200 dengue cases every day adding worries to the already overburdened health sector with Covid-19 patients. Read: BGMEA issues guidelines on prevention of dengue, chikungunya Of the new dengue cases, 211 were reported in Dhaka while the remaining 13 from outside the division, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to the (DGHS), 946 patients are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. Of them, 900 patients were reported to be admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rests in other divisions. Some 4,543 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 3,587 of them have been released after they recovered. So far, 10 suspected deaths caused by dengue were reported to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) but none of them had been reviewed and confirmed yet, said the DGHS. Read:Dengue surge in Bangladesh: 204 more hospitalized in 24 hrs Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the year that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better. The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the following year.

As the number of Dengue cases keep rising in Bangladesh, 204 new patients were hospitalized in 24 hours till Saturday morning. Since August 1, the country has been seeing over 200 dengue cases every day adding worries to the already overburdened health sector with Covid-19 patients. Of the new dengue cases, 194 were reported in Dhaka while the rest from outside the division, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Also read: Alarming Dengue surge: 264 more hospitalised in 24 hrs According to the (DGHS), 997 patients are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. Of them, 958 patients were reported to be admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rests in other divisions. Some 4,319 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 3,312 of them have been released after they recovered. So far, 10 suspected deaths caused by dengue were reported to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) but none of them has been reviewed and confirmed yet, said the DGHS. Also read: 3 new dengue patients admitted to Khulna hospital Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the years that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better. The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the following year.

Amid a growing concern over  spike in Dengue cases, 264 new patients were hospitalized across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. Of the new dengue cases, 248 were reported in Dhaka while 16 were from outside the capital, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read:Anti-dengue drive: City corporations raise Tk 8.6 lakh in fines According to the (DGHS), 1072 patients are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. A vast majority of the dengue patients are from Dhaka as only 47 of them were reported being treated in hospitals outside the capital. Some 3,446 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 2,370 of them have been released after they recovered. The outbreak of dengue fever has sparked new worries as the country’s health services are already overburdened with increasing Covid cases and fatalities. To eradicate dengue larvae in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) areas a control room was opened from Monday. Read: Dengue spike:287 more hospitalized in 24 hrs On Monday, Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation in separate drives filed 27 cases and fined different houses and establishments Tk 8.57 lakh for breeding Aedes larvae in the city. Some 11 mobile courts conducted the drives in Green Road, New Eskaton, Malibagh Bazar, Phool Bagh, West Islambagh, Chawkbazar, Dhalpur, Golapbag, Amulia, Dogar, Kadamtali, South Banasree areas of the city. The DGHS reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths in 2020. According to official statistics, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019. Read: Dengue alert: CU survey team finds Aedes larvae at 15 spots in Chattogram Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the years that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better. The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the following year.

Amid a concerning spike of Aedes mosquito-borne disease, 237 new dengue cases were reported across the country by the health authorities on Sunday morning. The outbreak of dengue fever with more than 100 dengue patients reported daily for more than a week has sparked new worries as the country’s health services are already overburdened with increasing Covid cases and fatalities. Of the new dengue cases, 218 were reported in Dhaka while 19 were from outside the capital, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Also read: Dengue vs. Severe Dengue: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention According to the (DGHS), 862 patients are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. A vast majority of the dengue patients are from Dhaka as only 34 of them were reported being treated in hospitals outside the capital. Some 2,895 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 2,029 of them have been released after they recovered. The DGHS reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths in 2020. According to official statistics, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019. Also read: Alarming Dengue surge: 196 more hospitalised in 24 hrs Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the years that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better.  The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the following year.

Amid the growing concern over Denuge situation in Bangladesh, authorities reported 75 more new cases in 24 hours until Monday morning. Some 403 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment at different government and private hospitals in the country as of Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 398 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while five others outside Dhaka. Also read: Amid Covid pandemic dengue could worsen: DGHS Some 1,282 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 877 of them have been released after recovery. Bangladesh is seeing the rise in Denuge cases when the Covid situation turned more devastating with the spread of highly contagious Delta variant.   DGHS spokesman and line director, Prof. Dr. Nazmul Islam on Sunday expressed his deep concern regarding dengue, at a regular heath bulletin on coronavirus. Also read: 81 dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS The situation would continue to deteriorate if those responsible for mosquito control across the country do not try their best by all means, Dr. Nazmul said. He advised the people to be much more aware in preventing dengue. He said, if someone has a fever, they should be tested for dengue as well as corona. And in case of treatment, the medicine must be taken on the advice of a registered doctor. If necessary, one could take treatment by contacting the hotline number of DGHS. A total of 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths were reported in 2020. According to official figures, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019. Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 when it claimed 93 lives. In the following three years, the fatalities almost fell to zero. However, the mosquito-borne viral infection struck again in 2018, killing 26, and infecting 10,148 people. END/UNB/JN/FH