On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in asingle day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure onSeptember 2. "During the period, 412 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while1,889 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," theDGHS daily statement added. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,52,990 thestatement said, adding: "This year, some 2,43,630 patients were released fromdifferent hospitals out of the total patients." But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreadingacross the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country havewitnessed positive dengue cases." According to the DGHS, Bangladesh reported 1,01,354 dengue cases, the secondhighest since dengue cases were detected in 2000, in 2019, 1,405 cases in2020, 28,429 cases in 2021 and 62,382 cases in 2022.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 21, 2023 19:23 UTC