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.
For the second time in a week, Bangladesh recorded five deaths from dengue yesterday, the highest number of single-day dengue deaths this year.
The dengue outbreak is becoming deadlier with at least 5,200 hospitalisations and 20 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reported in the first 13 days of this month.
Another 153 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Three days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak a global public health emergency, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday issued a guideline to control the disease.
At least 18 dengue patients have died in the first 17 days of August, the highest monthly death toll in 2024 so far.
Fifty people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
At least 154 dengue patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Two more dengue patients died and 98 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
One dengue patient died while 148 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
