Dengue cases cross 19,000 mark

With 637 new cases, the total number of dengue patients crossed 19,000-mark yesterday. According to the Dhaka Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 19,283 dengue patients were hospitalised till 8:00am while the number of total deaths this year is 63.

Among the death cases, 31 are in Dhaka, 20 in Cox's Bazar, six in Chattogram, five in Barishal and one in Narsingdhi. A total of 2,333 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment and 16,887 have been released from hospitals so far.

A monsoon survey of the DGHS, conducted between August 11 and 23, found the presence of Aedes mosquitoes in 13.4 percent of houses under DNCC and 11.75 percent of homes under DSCC.