Bangladesh reports 10 dengue cases, no deaths in a day

Hospitals in Bangladesh have admitted 10 new dengue patients in a day, taking the tally of infections since Jan 1 to 1,537 after the worst outbreak last year.

The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 20, with no fatality reported in the daily count published by the Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.

The new cases included five in Dhaka. The capital also accounted for 35 of the 62 dengue patients undergoing treatment at hospitals in the morning.

In 2023, Bangladesh recorded 321,179 hospitalisations and 1,705 deaths from the viral disease, and the outbreak has continued this year.

Rising temperatures, along with a lack of effective measures to kill the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the known carrier of the virus, are seen as the reasons behind the deadliest outbreak last year.

Experts say dengue may affect Bangladesh throughout the year from now on, not just in monsoon, if the authorities do not move to prevent the disease.