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The number of dengue cases in the country has crossed 600 in a single day for the first time this year, as experts urge authorities to take urgent measures to control the spread of the disease

Health experts had termed August the deadliest month in terms of dengue cases and fatalities. But the numbers have climbed even higher this month. 

The mosquito-borne disease has so far claimed at least 790 lives this year

With the onset of monsoon, torrential rains, and extreme hot weather, it looks like different viral diseases are making their rounds.

We even have our own experts repeatedly giving warnings ahead of the dengue season, and every year, they fall on deaf ears.

Among the deaths, 10 were in Dhaka

Can we respond to a public health crisis with the same urgency as the crisis over our electoral future?

At least 820 people were hospitalised with dengue and two others died from the disease in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said the health directorate.

The situation has further deteriorated in June with the onset of monsoon, which is the breeding season for Aedes mosquitoes.

Dengue fever and other severe dengue symptoms are the result of a viral illness spread by mosquito bites. Those infected with dengue often have a high temperature, headache, bodily pains, nausea, and rash. As the population of Aedes mosquitoes, which transmit the dengue virus, has surged in the early days of summer, medical professionals have warned that Bangladesh may have an even more severe outbreak of the disease in 2023 than in the previous years.

The spread of dengue across the country requires better public health preparedness

One dengue patient died while 431 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One dengue patient died while 85 patients were admitted at hospitals across the country in 24 hours, till 8 am today.

Cox’s Bazar has become a hotspot for spreading dengue after Dhaka. Two dengue patients died and 103 patients were hospitalised with dengue in the district this year so far.