Bangladesh
Dengue Record 8 Dengue deaths reported in one day
Dhaka, July 18: Eight more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Monday across the country. Which is the highest death in dengue in one day this year. With this, the number of people who have died due to dengue this year has increased to 114. Earlier, on July 15, the highest number of people died in a single day due to dengue.
On the other hand, 1,089 dengue patients were newly admitted to the hospital in 24 hours. Currently, 5,441 dengue patients are admitted to the hospital.
This information was shared in the dengue report signed by Dr. Md. Zahidul Islam, in charge of the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the DGHS on Monday.
According to the DGHS, 1,089 people were admitted to various public and private hospitals of the country due to dengue from 8:00 am on Sunday to 8:00 am on Monday. Among them 847 residents of Dhaka and 742 outside Dhaka.
From January 1 to July 17 this year, 22,353 people were admitted to the hospital due to dengue. At the same time, 16,912 people were discharged from the hospital. Earlier in 2022, 281 people died due to dengue, the highest in the history of the country. 27 people died of dengue in the last month of that year, December. At the same time, 62,382 people were admitted to the hospital due to dengue in the year under discussion.
During the corona pandemic in 2020, dengue infection was not seen much, but in 2021, 28,429 people were infected with dengue throughout the country. In the same year, 105 people died due to dengue throughout the country.
