Dengue death toll crosses 1300

The death toll from mosquito-borne dengue fever rose by 11 in the past 24 hours, including five in Dhaka until Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With these additional fatalities, the total casualties have reached 1,306 including 793 in Dhaka.

During the same period, 1,802 hospitalisations were recorded across the country, with 409 of them in Dhaka, as reported by DGHS.

Unfortunately, the dengue situation continues to worsen, with a growing number of deaths and cases.

Health authorities are also witnessing an increase in new cases outside Dhaka, with DGHS reporting 1,393 new hospitalisations in these areas.

The report estimates that the mortality rate among hospitalised patients is approximately 0.5 per cent.

Last year, 281 people died of dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.

Meanwhile, the total number of dengue cases has risen to 262631 with Dhaka alone accounting for 97255 cases, according to DGHS.

Currently, there are 7145 patients receiving treatment in hospitals across the country, with 2022 of them in Dhaka. Of the total number of patients admitted, 254,180 have recovered and returned home, including 94440 from Dhaka.

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