Season’s first dengue death recorded

The first death from dengue this year was reported yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The deceased is Ayul Khan (12), who was undergoing treatment at Central Hospital, an official of DGHS said.

In total, 27 patients were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, DGHS said.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients rose to 808, pointing towards an alarming rise of dengue cases this year.

Among the patients, 110 are still undergoing treatment. Of them, four are from  outside Dhaka. A total of 532 patients so far have been released from hospitals.

Dhaka is at risk of a major dengue outbreak this year compared to the last couple of years, found DGHS in a pre-monsoon survey.