The dengue cases in Pakistan’s Sindh have soared to 896 this year while a massive rise in the spread of the mosquito-borne disease was witnessed in August, ARY News reported.
According to the information received from the Health Department, Dehradun has the maximum number of four-hundred and eighteen (418) dengue patients while the toll in the entire state stands at six hundred (600).
Bangladesh has reported eight more deaths from dengue in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, resulting in a number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country reaching 556 this year.
Following the continuous surge in dengue cases in Bangladesh, UNICEF is extending medical support worth USD 2.25 million to the country to contain the dengue outbreak, reported Dhaka Tribune.
August has proved to be the worst-ever month in the history of dengue in Bangladesh, with 60,352 cases of the vector-borne disease recorded, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Amid rising dengue cases in Odisha, the Health Department has earmarked 40 sentinel sites in the state to check the spread of the vector-borne disease, officials informed on Thursday.
Bangladesh witnessed over 99,994 dengue cases this year as 2,134 fresh cases were reported overnight and 10 patients died during the same period, reported Dhaka Tribune on Sunday.
During this period, 2,228 more patients were admitted to hospital with the viral fever. Of the new patients, 899 were hospitalised in Dhaka and the rest have been admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka.
Bangladesh reported 18 more deaths due to dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 416 in 2023.
The overall death toll due to dengue in Bangladesh now stands at 398. Since January 1, the total number of dengue cases in Bangladesh has reached 85,411.