Staff Reporter :
A young man died of dengue in Chattogram as the government confirmed hospitalisation of 793 new patients in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abu Syed, 29, a resident of the city’s Chaktai area.
Zahirul Haque, in-charge of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost, said Abu Syed was hospitalised on Thursday with dengue. “He died around 5:00pm yesterday while being treated in the ICU,” he said.
Three people, including Syed, have died of dengue in Chattogram since August 31.
However, dengue situation in Dhaka is improving with each passing day following people’s awareness as well as the government departments’ effective steps for controlling the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.
During the last few days dengue infected cases statistics have showed down trend in the capital. In last week a total of 4,951 cases were reported from across the country.
Of them, 2,146 cases were reported in Dhaka and 2,805 outside the capital.
According to a Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) data, the total number of dengue infected cases was 793 across the country on Friday — 349 in Dhaka and 468 outside Dhaka.
It showed that 902 people were infected on Sunday — 405 in Dhaka, 497 outside; on Monday 865 – 396 in Dhaka, 469 outside, on Tuesday 783 – 344 in Dhaka, 439 outside; on Wednesday 820 – 345 in Dhaka, 475 outside; on Thursday 788 – 331 in Dhaka, 457 outside.
Currently, 3,337 dengue patients are being treated at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Of them, 1,704 are in Dhaka and 1,633 outside the capital.
Bangladesh has been grappling with a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the recent weeks.
Since the beginning of the year, 75,146 people were hospitalised with dengue fever. Of them, 71,617 made full recovery.
Since January, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) received information about 192 dengue-related deaths. So far, it has reviewed 96 cases and confirmed 57 dengue deaths.
There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue, the WHO says, but early detection and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates below 1 percent.
Dengue prevention and control depends on effective vector control measures, it says.
A young man died of dengue in Chattogram as the government confirmed hospitalisation of 793 new patients in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abu Syed, 29, a resident of the city’s Chaktai area.
Zahirul Haque, in-charge of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost, said Abu Syed was hospitalised on Thursday with dengue. “He died around 5:00pm yesterday while being treated in the ICU,” he said.
Three people, including Syed, have died of dengue in Chattogram since August 31.
However, dengue situation in Dhaka is improving with each passing day following people’s awareness as well as the government departments’ effective steps for controlling the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.
During the last few days dengue infected cases statistics have showed down trend in the capital. In last week a total of 4,951 cases were reported from across the country.
Of them, 2,146 cases were reported in Dhaka and 2,805 outside the capital.
According to a Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) data, the total number of dengue infected cases was 793 across the country on Friday — 349 in Dhaka and 468 outside Dhaka.
It showed that 902 people were infected on Sunday — 405 in Dhaka, 497 outside; on Monday 865 – 396 in Dhaka, 469 outside, on Tuesday 783 – 344 in Dhaka, 439 outside; on Wednesday 820 – 345 in Dhaka, 475 outside; on Thursday 788 – 331 in Dhaka, 457 outside.
Currently, 3,337 dengue patients are being treated at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Of them, 1,704 are in Dhaka and 1,633 outside the capital.
Bangladesh has been grappling with a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the recent weeks.
Since the beginning of the year, 75,146 people were hospitalised with dengue fever. Of them, 71,617 made full recovery.
Since January, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) received information about 192 dengue-related deaths. So far, it has reviewed 96 cases and confirmed 57 dengue deaths.
There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue, the WHO says, but early detection and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates below 1 percent.
Dengue prevention and control depends on effective vector control measures, it says.
