Dengue sets alarm bells ringing! This dengue-infected mother passes some time with her child sitting under a mosquito net as she is admitted to Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka. Bangladesh sees a sharp rise in dengue cases these days. The photo was taken on Tuesday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam Dengue claimed another life and 99 new patients were hospitalised with the viral infection in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.
With these, the authorities recorded eight deaths from the viral infection this year.
The latest death was reported from Cox's Bazar district. Among the deaths, five were reported from Cox's Bazar while three from Dhaka.
Of the new patients, 74 new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 25 outside it.
As many as 301 dengue patients, including 227 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease.
This year, the DGHS has recorded 2,305 dengue cases and 1,996 recoveries so far.
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