At least 194 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A dengue patient died while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.
The number of dengue patients admitted to different hospitals across the country within a 24-hour span yesterday came down to 527, the lowest since July 24, when the number started rising rapidly.
An eighth grade student, who was diagnosed with dengue, has died at a private hospital in Dhaka.
A female dengue patient dies while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Khulna.
In recent years, dengue has been a great public health concern worldwide. Most of the time it is seen that people are more aware of dengue when they are suffering from it than when they have recovered. This is because they are not concerned about post dengue complications which sometimes cause serious illnesses.
Two persons die of mosquito-borne disease dengue fever in Chattogram and Khulna.
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Two persons today reportedly died of dengue fever in Dhaka and Savar.
Showing symptoms of dengue, Kazi Jabunnahar, 29, went to a nearby private hospital from her Banasree house about two weeks ago.
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says that the ongoing situation of dengue outbreak in the capital is alarming, and stresses that the authorities are doing everything to bring the situation under control.
The authorities of Dhaka University launches a 'cell counter centre' at the university's medical centre to diagnose dengue and count blood platelets.
The government fixes the fees for the medical tests to diagnose dengue at all private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across the country.
A platform of students of Dhaka University burns effigies of the health minister and mayors of Dhaka south and north city corporations demanding their resignation over “failure in controlling dengue outbreak” in the capital and across the country.
Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) has asked all the private and government hospitals across the country to launch one stop centre for dengue patients.
Last Sunday, when Shahjadi Akter’s five-year-old daughter began running a fever, she rushed the child to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from her Hosni Dalan house. Doctors there diagnosed her with dengue, but could not admit her due to a lack of beds.
Dengue takes a severe turn this year with a total of 10,528 people getting infected with the mosquito-borne disease so far.
Two university students reportedly die of dengue fever in Dhaka and Chattogram cities.