dengue-deaths-Bangladesh

Both measles and dengue are preventable diseases. Yet, in a single day, these two diseases claimed 16 lives. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the matter in its regular bulletins. In the last 24 hours, 8 people died of measles while another 8 people lost their lives to dengue. Moreover, 1,232 people were newly infected with measles, and 1,733 people were hospitalized after contracting dengue. As deaths and infections from these two preventable diseases continu...

Alongside the mosquito nuisance, the dread of dengue is escalating as Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 25,601 people have been admitted to hospitals with dengue up to 18 August, resulting in 74 deaths. Out of these casualties, 6,756 infections and 33 deaths occurred within the Dhaka North and South City Corporation areas. Nearly 45 percent of all dengue deaths in the country have taken place within the jurisdictions of these two city corporations. Beyond these two ci...