Dengue cases cross 27,000; 7 die in 24hrs

A total of seven dengue patients died while 864 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours at 8am today.

The total number of dengue cases crossed the 27,000 mark this year which is the third highest number of dengue cases since the first outbreak in Bangladesh in 2,000.

The total number of deaths this year rose to 106, which is the second highest yearly death since dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. It was 179 in 2019 and 105 in 2021.

With the new 864 cases, the total number of dengue rose to 27,802, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 7739 are from outside Dhaka.

Among the death cases, 62 are in Dhaka, 22 in Cox's Bazar, 12 in Chattogram, five in Barishal, two in Khulna, one each in Narsingdi, Mymensingh and Feni.

Experts urged authorities concerned to conduct extensive drives identifying clusters of Aedes mosquitoes immediately.