Dengue death toll crosses 1,100

At least 13 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

Of the 13 deaths, nine were reported in the capital.

At least 2,555 dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24-hour period, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Dengue has so far claimed at least 1,109 lives this year and nearly 2,28,779 were infected, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000.

According to DGHS data, 8,602 dengue patients were undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country yesterday morning.

A total of 2,19,068 patients have so far been released from hospitals across the country this year.

There is no vaccine or drug that specifically treats dengue, which is common in South Asia during the June-to-September monsoon season when the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the carrier of the deadly virus, thrives in stagnant water.