24 more dengue patients hospitalised in Bangladesh

A minimum of 24 extra dengue sufferers have been hospitalised throughout Bangladesh up to now 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday, taking the whole variety of official hospitalisation to 571 since January 1.

Just one dengue affected person was hospitalised exterior the Dhaka metropolis and 23 have been hospitalised within the capital up to now 24 hours, mentioned a press launch of the Directorate Common of Well being Providers.

A complete of 85 together with 81 dengue sufferers have been present process remedy at completely different well being amenities within the capital and 4 sufferers have been present process remedy exterior the Dhaka metropolis, mentioned the discharge.

A complete of 469 or 82.13 per cent of the dengue sufferers have been hospitalised within the Dhaka metropolis.

The DGHS knowledge additionally confirmed that 219 sufferers have been hospitalised within the 12 days of June, 163 in Could, 23 in April, 20 in February and March every and 126 in January.

The DGHS in a pre-monsoon survey in April discovered a better density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka in comparison with the mosquito density in 2021, and predicted a worsening dengue scenario until fast steps have been taken.

In 2021, at the least 28,429 dengue sufferers and 105 deaths have been recorded formally, the second-highest yearly dengue hospitalisation and dengue deaths since 2000 when Bangladesh began protecting information.