More than 400 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh this year, after eight more deaths were confirmed in just 24 hours, once again worrying the country’s health authorities.
More than 400 people have died this year from dengue in Bangladesh, after eight more deaths were confirmed in just 24 hours, which is once again worrying the country’s health authorities, according to Europa Press.
The increase in the death rate worries health authorities, a year after the record of 1,705 deaths registered in 2023.
The General Directorate of Health Services also reported that 994 people had to be admitted to the country’s hospitals due to this disease since Friday, according to the latest report, presented on Saturday night.
The estimates presented by the health authority include 78,595 cases since January 1, 31,187 of them in the state of Dhaka, where the capital of the country of the same name is located, according to the document published on the institution’s website.
Two of the dead were under 16 years old.
Experts attribute the situation to rising temperatures and prolonged monsoons, both related to climate change, which have caused increased mosquito breeding, fueling the rapid spread of the virus.
Source: Observadora
