The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has declared two of its wards -14 and 56 as dengue red zones following a spike in dengue infections.
The residents of wards no 14 and 56 are at dire risk of dengue infection, DSCC confirmed the matter in a press release on Friday.
Both wards have been declared on the criteria of receiving more than 10 dengue patients per week.
A total of 11 dengue cases were reported in these wards from September 2-8, after thorough verification and review of patient information from various sources, including the health directorate and control room phone records.
To prevent the spread of dengue in these declared red zone areas, the city corporation has called for increased public participation in cleanliness activities.
A comprehensive programme will be conducted today in both wards, involving special cleaning and the eradication of Aedes mosquito breeding sites.
DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh will participate in Ward No.14 at 10:30am and Ward No. 56 at 11:00am.
The programme will engage 950 cleaners in special cleaning activities across the two wards, with 13 mosquito workers participating in larviciding and adulticide efforts both in the morning and afternoon in each ward.
Previously, on August 26, wards 5, 22, 53, and 60 of the South City were also declared as dengue red zones.
Meanwhile, eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 778 this year.
During the period, 2,663 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 900 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, the DGHS said.
A total of 9,913 dengue patients, including 4,066 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,59,835 dengue cases and 1,49,144 recoveries.
