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One dengue case reported in 24 hours

| Updated: April 29, 2020 20:24:59


Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are pictured at Oxitec factory in Piracicaba, Brazil on October 26, 2016 — Reuters/Files Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are pictured at Oxitec factory in Piracicaba, Brazil on October 26, 2016 — Reuters/Files

One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A daily update from DGHS said three patients are being treated at hospitals in the capital for dengue.

Since the beginning of this year, 295 dengue cases were reported. Of them, 292 had been discharged from hospitals.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in the country in 2019.

 

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