6 more die of dengue, 1,424 hospitalised in 24 hours

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till today morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 106 this year.

During the period, 1,424 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 741 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 4,955 dengue patients, including 3,154 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 20,878 dengue cases, 15,817 recoveries.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.

Meanwhile, mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today fined12 establishments a total of Tk 1.26 lakh finding larvae of Aedes mosquitoes, the dengue vector.

Moreover, 12 cases were filed in connection with the drives.

The courts led by 10 executive magistrates of the DSCC conducted the drives at 181 residences and structures in Purbo and Dakshin Goran, Kamrangichar, Islampur, Purbo Jurain and Matuail.

Of them, 12 residences and under-construction buildings were fined Tk 1.26 lakh as the presence of the larvae of the Aedes mosquitoes were found during the drives there.

The magistrates also conducted special drives at 88 educational institutions and 20 other establishments including mosques and social gathering venues during the drives.

Bleaching powder was sprayed around the educational institutions and other establishments to destroy the breeding spots of the mosquitoes.

Health and conservancy management departments of the DSCC assisted the magistrates in conducting the drives.

DSCC and Dhaka North City Corporation intensified their drives led by magistrates to destroy the breeding spots of the Aedes mosquito.