20 dengue cases reported in last 24 hrs

Amid the rise in Covid-19 deaths and infections ,  Bangladesh is also seeing a rise in mosquito-borne dengue cases in November.
 
The health authorities said 20 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Saturday  morning – all  of them in Dhaka.
 
Currently, 99 patients are being treated for dengue – 93 in the capital, according to the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under the Directorate of Health.
 
Last year, the country was hit by a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. There were 101,354 officially confirmed cases with 179 deaths.
 
There have so far been 989 cases, with 884 recoveries and one fatality this year.

The only confirmed dengue-related death was reported in August.
 
Reports of six dengue-related deaths have been sent to the IEDCR, which has so far reviewed two cases.

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20 dengue cases reported in last 24 hrs

Amid the rise in Covid-19 deaths and infections , Bangladesh is also seeing a rise in mosquito-borne dengue cases in November. The health authorities said 20 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Saturday morning all of them in Dhaka. Currently, 99 patients are being treated for dengue 93 in the capital, according to the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under the Directorate of Health. Last year, the country was hit by a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. There were 101,354 officially confirmed cases with 179 deaths. There have so far been 989 cases, with 884 recoveries and one fatality this year. The only confirmed dengue-related death was reported in August. Reports of six dengue-related deaths have been sent to the IEDCR, which has so far reviewed two cases. TH