11 more dengue cases reported in last 24hrs
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Dengue patients and their relatives at a hospital. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh on Friday confirmed 11 more cases of dengue infections in the past 24 hours.
Sixty-eight dengue patients, including 61 in Dhaka, are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country now, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The DGHS reported 1,231 dengue patients since January, of whom 1,156 have recovered so far.
Reports of seven dengue-related deaths have been sent to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). It has so far reviewed four cases and confirmed three dengue deaths.
Dengue has continued to affect several countries in 2020 with a high number of cases reported from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam in Asia, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to official figures, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh last year, reports UNB.
The country is seeing a gradual rise in the mosquito-borne disease in November when it continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic.
As Bangladesh keeps reporting new Covid-19 cases every day, experts say, the country's health sector may face an unprecedented crisis if there is a dengue outbreak now.
