Bangladesh reported 1,623 new dengue cases in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, the highest number of hospitalisation in a day from the mosquito-borne disease this year.
During the period, seven more deaths were reported from dengue, raising the number of fatalities from the infection to 100.
Of the new patients, 1,168 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 4,947 dengue patients, including 3,238 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 19,454 dengue cases and 14,407 recoveries this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
DNCC fines under-construction buildings Tk 4 lakh
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has imposed fines of Tk 4 lakh as it found dengue vector Aedes mosquito larvae at two under-construction buildings.
DNCC Executive Magistrate Mahmud Hasan imposed a fine of Tk 2 lakh each during a drive on Mark Builders and Maisha Construction after Aedes larvae were found in two under-construction buildings of DNCC's Cleaners Rural Housing on Gabtoli Embankment Road on Saturday afternoon, according to a press release.
He also imposed a fine of Tk 2 lakh on the construction contractor Banga Builders in a case filed in a mobile court after Aedes larvae were found in the building under construction for the accommodation of government employees on Darus Salam Road under Mirpur Model Police Station, it said.
On the seventh day of the DNCC's month-long special mosquito eradication drive, a total of Tk 9.85 lakh was collected in 14 cases after finding Aedes larvae.
Ten teams comprising senior officials from all departments have been formed to oversee the month-long special mosquito eradication drive. The teams are monitoring the ongoing operation every day, according to the release.
