UNB, Dhaka :
Amid a gradual spike in dengue cases following the trend of previous years during monsoon Bangladesh reported 32 new cases in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning.
The recent spike in dengue cases has become a cause of concern when the country continues to grapple with the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 124 patients diagnosed with dengue are currently receiving treatment at different government and private hospitals across the country as of Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)..
Thirty-two new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka in 24 hours until Tuesday morning and none was reported to be hospitalized outside Dhaka during the period.
So far, 536 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and of them, 412 have been released after recovery.
Health authorities reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths in 2020.
According to official figures, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019.
Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000 when it claimed 93 lives. In the following three years, the fatalities almost fell to zero.
However, the mosquito-borne viral infection struck again in 2018, killing 26, and infecting 10,148 people.
