Another 1 thousand 186 people were admitted to hospital due to dengue fever carried by Aedes mosquito. The number of infected has increased to 43 thousand 656 people. At this time, one more person died. As a result, the death toll has increased to 215.
This information was informed in a press release about dengue sent from the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Department of Health on Monday (October 14) evening.
In the last 24 hours, another 1,186 people have been admitted to hospitals across the country due to Aedes mosquito-borne dengue. Another person died during this time. The deceased is a resident of Dhaka North City Corporation. As a result, the number of deaths due to mosquito-borne diseases has increased to 215 this year.
Among the victims are 497 people from the two city corporation areas of Dhaka. Also 133 people in Dhaka Division, 209 in Chittagong Division, 96 in Barisal Division, 152 in Khulna Division, 32 in Mymensingh Division, 41 in Rajshahi Division, 21 in Rangpur Division and 5 in Sylhet Division have been admitted to hospital.
From January 1 to October 14 of this year, a total of 43 thousand 656 people were admitted to hospital due to dengue. Among whom 63.20 percent are men and 36.80 percent are women. Apart from this, 50.70 percent of the 215 dead are women and 49.30 percent are men.
Dengue outbreaks occur every year during the rainy season. From June 2023, the dengue situation became dire. Last year 3 lakh 21 thousand 179 patients were admitted to the hospital and received treatment in the country. Among them, 100,800 people were treated in Dhaka and 211,171 people outside Dhaka.
Among the affected, 3 lakh 18 thousand 749 people have recovered from the hospital and returned home. Last year, 1,705 people died of the mosquito-borne disease, the highest single-year death toll in the country’s history.
Earlier in 2019, 1 lakh 1 thousand 354 people were infected with dengue nationwide. Around 300 people including doctors and health workers died at that time.
During the corona epidemic in 2020, dengue infection was not seen much, but in 2021, 28 thousand 429 people were infected with dengue fever across the country. 105 people died of dengue that year.
In addition, in 2022, a total of 62 thousand 382 people were admitted to the hospital with dengue. That year, 281 people died from the mosquito-borne disease.
