September 26, 2023
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Bangladesh Dengue Death Toll Exceeds 900

63,917 dengue cases were recorded so far in September, after 71,976 in August and 43,854 in July…reports Asian Lite News

More than 900 people have died of dengue fever, out of 187,725 cases reported in Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures revealed.

According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, the 909 deaths in total included 316 in September, 342 in August and 204 in July, reports Xinhua news agency.

According to the DGHS, 63,917 dengue cases were recorded so far in September, after 71,976 in August and 43,854 in July.

The South Asian country recorded 16 more deaths and 3,008 more dengue infections in the last 24 hours.

The total number of recovered patients so far this year in the country stood at 176,346, said the DGHS.

The June-September monsoon period is the season of dengue fever in Bangladesh, which is considered a high-risk country prone to the mosquito-borne disease. 

Last week, the country has registered 21 dengue fatalities on a single day, the highest this year.

Bangladesh registered 281 dengue deaths in 2022. It was the highest number of fatalities on record after 179 deaths were recorded in 2019, Dhaka Tribune reported. In 2022, Bangladesh recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries.

Meanwhile, UNICEF said it was extending medical support worth USD 2.25 million to Bangladesh to contain the dengue outbreak, reported Dhaka Tribune.

The UN agency will provide urgently needed testing kits and training of professionals, along with other critical supplies and services in the health, water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors, the Tribune reported, adding that the dengue outbreak has now spread to 64 districts.

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