Dengue death toll surpasses 1400

The number of deaths caused by dengue in Bangladesh this year has exceeded 1,400, as health authorities reported an additional 15 deaths on Sunday.
The toll stood at 1,408 on Sunday morning, and the annual caseload rose by 2,103 to 279,904, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Of the new fatalities, 6 were from outside Dhaka and 9 were from Dhaka. Of the total deaths, 835 were from Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Meanwhile, 2,103 more people admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning 8:00 am, including 433 from Dhaka, said DGHS in daily update.
The ever worsening dengue situation showed growing numbers of cases were from outside Dhaka. Of the new cases of hospitalizations, 1,670 were reported from outside Dhaka.
The total dengue cases this year rose to 279,904. Of the total, 101,150 were from Dhaka, according to DGHS daily update.
The fatalities and cases of hospitalization due to the deadly mosquito borne disease are highest in the last 23 years in the country.
Dengue appears to coincide with the rainy season from  May to September and higher temperatures in Bangladesh, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
A total of 6,704 people were being treated across the country in hospitals. Of them, 1,815 were from Dhaka.
Of the total admitted, 271,792 patients made recovery and returned home, including 98,500 from Dhaka with a 97 per cent recovery rate on average.
Last year, 281 people died due to dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.
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