A total 642 dengue cases have been recorded in the country, including 554 in Dhaka alone, from January till November 1 this year. The number of cases recorded in October is nearly 250% higher than the 47 cases recorded in September, as per data from the Health Emergency Operations Centre & Control Room of DGHS. Bangladesh has recorded over 100 dengue infections in two months this year: January and October. The survey released in August also mentioned that multi-storey buildings account for more than half of the city’s Aedes mosquito breeding grounds. Shockingly, a whopping 51.34% of Aedes mosquito breeding grounds are in high-rises, whereas the figure for under-construction buildings is 20.32%.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 01, 2020 16:18 UTC