Dengue: Second death reported this year

Another person died from dengue in the in the past 24 hours up to 8am of Friday. 

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the official death toll from dengue rose to two this year, as the first one reported on January 9.

A total of 10 dengue patients were hospitalized to various hospitals across the country including four in Dhaka, taking the tally of total reported dengue cases this year 370.

Hospitals around the country are treating as many as 127 patients, including 53 in the capital.

So far 241 recoveries are made this year.

Around 281 people succumbed to dengue last year while 179 deaths recorded in 2019.

A mosquito-borne disease called dengue fever affects tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Dengue is one of the top 10 public health risks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).