Third dengue death reports this year

Another person died from dengue fever in the in the past 24 hours up to 8am of Sunday – taking the tally of fatality to three due to the mosquito-borne disease, said a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) press release.

The first death was reported on January 9 and the next on January 13.

As many as 22 dengue patients were hospitalized to various hospitals across the country including five in Dhaka, took the span of total reported dengue cases 399.

Some 276 patients were released from the hospitals till the timeframe 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).