Bangladesh records 342 dengue deaths in August
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least 342 people died of dengue this August, the deadliest month ever in Bangladesh since the health authorities started recording dengue cases in 2000.
On the last day of August, the country reported 17 deaths due to dengue, including 16 in the capital Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of deaths from mosquito-borne dengue fever since January this year rose to 593. Of the total deaths, 438 were reported from Dhaka.
Meanwhile, 2,308 new cases of hospitalizations were reported across the country, including 875 from Dhaka, DGHS data showed.
The total cases of hospitalizations stood now at 123,808, including 71,976 cases in August alone. Of the total cases, 58,021 infections were registered in Dhaka.
Last year, 281 people died due to dengue in the South Asian country.
The high number of cases has already started putting pressure on the health systems in the country, warned the World Health Organization (WHO).
As the endemic dengue situation continues to worsen, the World Bank has approved $200 million to help tackle the crisis.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes but there is no specific treatment for the infection other than relieving some symptoms.
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