DHAKA, Aug 10 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 12 dengue deaths yesterday, down from 13 a day earlier, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 352 this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
It also reported 2,844 new infections over the past 24 hours, as of 8:00 a.m. local time yesterday, up from 2,742 the day before.
The deaths of this year include 101 in this month, 204 in July and 34 in June.
During the first nine days of this month, 23,237 more dengue cases were recorded, after 43,854 people were infected with the mosquito-borne disease last month, showed the figure of the DGHS under the Ministry of Health.
The total number of dengue fever cases reported since the start of Jan has reached 75,069.
In order to fight the rising number of dengue cases, Bangladesh health authorities have strengthened measures to check the breeding of mosquitoes and conduct anti-larval operations.– NNN-BSS
