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Teenager, woman die of dengue

316 hospitalised across the country in 24 hours

Star Report
Although the number of hospital admissions from dengue are coming down steadily, the death toll continues to tick up.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 316 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning. Of them, 91 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka while 225 to district hospitals, DGHS added.
Yesterday, a teenager and woman died of dengue in Dhaka and Khulna respectively, taking the death toll to 164.
Abdul Kader, 13, son of Amin Gazi of Jamtola road in Chandpur city, died of dengue while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), reports UNB.
Medical officer Md Asibul Hasan of Chandpur General Hospital said Kader was admitted to Sadar
Hospital on Wednesday. He was referred to DMCH for better treatment, he added.
In Khulna, Masura, 25, wife of Habibullah of Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).
Shahin Biswas, a physician at KMCH, said Masura was admitted to the hospital on Monday with dengue fever. "She had been suffering from the fever for last few days. She passed away around noon," he added.
So far, 20 people, including 14 women have died of dengue fever in Khulna. Of them, 17 died in KMCH.
Currently, 1,294 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals nationwide, of whom, 842 are outside Dhaka, according to DGHS.
Meanwhile, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the deaths of 93 dengue patients after reviewing 151 reports out of 242.
The government said 91,115 people were hospitalised with dengue across the country since the beginning of the year. Of them, 89,579 recovered fully.
RAIN BRINGS FRESH CONCERN
Though the number of dengue patients has been declining for the last one month, the rain for the last one week is increasing the risk of further dengue spread, experts say.
They also suggested continuing effective measures by all so that the number of dengue patients does not rise.
"This spell of rain will increase the density of Aedes mosquito if the authorities concerned as well as people from all walks of life do not continue their antimosquito efforts," Prof Kabirul Bashar, an entomologist of Jahangirnagar University, told The Daily Star.
He said the drive against the mosquitoes will have to go on at least till the end of this month.
Kinkar Ghosh, an epidemiologist at Dhaka Shishu Hospital, echoed him.