<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #212529;">In Bangladesh, the prevalence of dengue cases has increased ten times since last year and the deaths have increased almost thrice, according to a health expert Dr. Md Golam Sharower.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The number of dengue fatalities in the country has now crossed 800, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).&nbsp;</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">With fourteen more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 804 this year.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">So far, the DGHS has recorded 164,562 dengue cases and 153,428 recoveries this year. However,&nbsp;experts are of the view that&nbsp;the actual numbers are higher because many cases are not reported.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #212529;">The entire medical system in Bangladesh is under heavy pressure due to the unexpected increase in the attack of dengue virus all over the country.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #212529;">According to experts,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000;">a lack of a coordinated response and a sustainable policy, is causing more deaths from the mosquito-transmitted disease.&nbsp;</span></p>
News On AIR | September 16, 2023 8:21 PM
Dengue cases in Bangladesh increase ten times, deaths 3 times: expert