Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
As many as nine dengue patients died and 2,046 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am today.<\/p>\n
“During the period, 853 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,193 were admitted to different hospitals outside Dhaka,” a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.<\/p>\n
“This year, 373 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year,” the daily statement of the DGHS said.<\/p>\n
With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 80,074 the statement said, adding: “Some 70,026 patients were released from different hospitals this year of the total patients.”<\/p>\n
“A total of 9,675 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 4,421 are in Dhaka while 5,254 are outside the capital city,” it added.<\/p>\n
Health experts warned the dengue situation may deteriorate this month and in the next month, asking authorities concerned to launch a massive campaign against all types of mosquitoes.<\/p>\n
Analysing the amount of rainfall, temperature and humidity in Bangladesh, they described August and September months as the most suitable period for breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.<\/p>\n
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Outbreaks of the disease are usually seasonal, peaking during and after the rainy season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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