Govt must make all-out efforts to control spread in August
Experts have warned of a severe outbreak in all districts
At least five dengue patients died in the last 24 hours -- the highest single-day toll this year -- with four of the deaths reported from Barguna, currently the country’s dengue hotspot.
7 die, 629 hospitalised till this morning
1,083 were hospitalised across the country
1,297 patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
1,248 hospitalised till this morning
1,298 hospitalised
At least 8 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
The spread of dengue across the country requires better public health preparedness
With dengue patients surpassing the capacity of all public hospitals in Dhaka, the situation may go out of control if it is not checked immediately, Secretary of Health Services Division Anwar Hossain Hawlader said today (October 17, 2022).
