IEDCR gets 24 dengue death reports

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has received information on the death of 24 people suffering from dengue. The health emergency operation centre and control room of IEDCR made the statement in an email sent to the media on Friday.

However, the IEDCR has not confirmed any dengue-related deaths so far. It said it was yet to scrutinise the reports. On Friday, 21 new dengue patients got admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 952 dengue patients are being treated at the hospitals. Of them, 884 are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, while 68 others are hospitalised outside the capital city.

This year, 5,645 patients were hospitalised with dengue. Of them, 4,669 have recovered, the IEDCR said.

The dengue situation is worsening when the country’s fragile healthcare system is grappling to tackle the raging coronavirus situation. According to DGHS and IEDCR, most dengue patients this year are being infected with DEN-3, a variant of the dengue virus that can even put the patient’s life at risk.