Two patients died from dengue while 70 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.
Unclean drains, scattered waste key contributors, say locals
The year 2023 was one of dengue devastation, breaking all previous records. As the new year approached, there was much discussion about improving the situation. However, it turned out to be all talk and no show, as dengue still claimed hundreds of lives in 2024.
One person died from dengue while 114 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
With the deaths of 23 dengue patients over the last four days, experts have said late hospitalisation and reinfections are some of the main causes of this year’s fatalities.
At least three dengue patients died in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday while 1,144 were hospitalised.
At least eight dengue patients died in the last 24 hours while 1,221 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
At least two dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, while 854 new patients were hospitalised during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
In addition to the city-focused efforts, specialised teams have been formed to address vulnerable municipalities, including Savar, Dohar, Tarabo, and Rupganj, among others
This is the highest single-day fatalities from the viral infection this year so far
Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.
At least three dengue patients died in 24 hours till yesterday morning, while 887 patients were hospitalised, the highest in a single day this year.
