IEDCR confirms 75 dengue deaths

Another man died of dengue in Khulna on Tuesday while the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed 75 deaths after reviewing 126 cases out of 224 reports.

Abdur Rouf, 35 of Bagharpar upazila in Jashore, died of the mosquito-borne disease at Khulna Medical College Hospital today, reports news agency UNB.

SM Abdur Razzaque, Khulna civil surgeon, said Abdur Rouf was admitted to the hospital around 7:00pm on Monday and died around 4:00am on Tuesday.

A total of 22 new dengue patients were admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, he added.

Dengue claimed 15 lives until Tuesday since the beginning of the year, Abdur Razzaque said.

Meanwhile, a total of 469 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, said the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services (DHGH).

Of the new hospitalisation, 131 were in Dhaka and 338 in other parts of the country, the DGHS said.

Bangladesh has seen a massive outbreak of mosquito-borne disease dengue this year. But the situation started improving from the beginning of September with relatively low number of new cases.

Since January, some 85,757 people were hospitalised with dengue, most of them in Dhaka. Of them, 83,605 have made full recovery.

Since the beginning of this year, the IEDCR received information about 224 dengue-related deaths. It has so far reviewed 126 cases and confirmed 75 dengue deaths.