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Dengue Outbreak: August cases surpass all of 2022

 


Ten-year-old Sajedur’s mother keeps checking her son’s temperature with a thermometer to make sure his condition is not getting worse. He was admitted to Mugda Medical College Hospital after being diagnosed with dengue 10 days ago. However, a few days in, the child contracted typhoid as well. The photo was taken yesterday.

With four days shy of the month-end, August has seen a higher number of dengue cases than all of last year.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 2,327 new dengue cases were reported yesterday, taking the month's tally of recorded cases to 62,679.

The number of dengue cases throughout last year was 62,382.

Adding to that, the number of fatalities in August so far – 297 -- also surpassed that of last year's – 281.

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