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DGHS reports one dengue case in 24 hours

| Updated: June 09, 2020 17:52:17


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Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday reported a new dengue case in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday.

Currently, two dengue patients are being treated at hospitals in the capital, said the health directorate in its daily dengue update, reports UNB.

Bangladesh health authorities reported 308 dengue cases since the beginning of this year. Of them, 306 patients have been discharged.

The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people last year.

In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito was launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from Saturday.

On the other hand, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday launched the year-long mosquito crush activities in 73 wards.

Meanwhile, The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on May 14 allocated Tk 306.3 million for the city corporations and the municipalities to fight coronavirus and dengue.

 

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