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Bangladesh reported 3,122 new dengue cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the highest number of patients hospitalised in a day with the mosquito-borne disease this year.
During the period, 18 more deaths were reported from the viral fever, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 822 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 849 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, DGHS said.
A total of 10,437 dengue patients, including 4,066 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 167,684 dengue cases, 156,425 recoveries this year.
This month, the Aedes mosquito-borne Dengue has claimed the lives of 229 people across the country. A total of 43,876 cases were also reported during the same period, DGHS added.
‘Avoid sending patients to Dhaka’
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Additional Director General Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir on Sunday said a guideline has been issued suggesting the health officials not to send any dengue patient to Dhaka from outside the capital.
“Compared to Dhaka, more people are now being reported dengue positive outside the capital. We have made arrangements for treatment of dengue patients everywhere outside Dhaka and talked to health officials across the country,” he said.
He said these at a press conference held at the conference room of the DGHS.
Ahmedul Kabir said, "Some clinics and hospitals are cheating patients. They are keeping patients at hospitals and keeping them in ICU. Drives will be conducted against these hospitals and clinics and against those hospitals and clinics that are not registered or expired.”
Mentioning that there is no shortage of saline, he said, “We are taking steps to ensure that no one can create any artificial crisis. We are importing 3 lakh saline from abroad.”
Dr Ahmedul Kabir said that some unscrupulous businessmen try to take advantage of time. “We have instructed the civil surgeons to take action against them if the price of saline is kept high anywhere.”
