With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.
Tue Aug 3, 2021 12:00 AM
Dengue patients have been struggling to find treatment at the public hospitals in the capital as the major facilities are burdened with Covid-19 patients.
The growing number of dengue cases since last month has been an additional pressure for the hospitals.
In the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, the number of individuals admitted to hospitals across the country with dengue was 287, the highest in a day this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Only eight of the patients were outside Dhaka.
Of the 3,182 patients diagnosed with dengue this year, only 102 were outside Dhaka.
Nazmul Hossain, a resident of the capital s Shanir Akhra, who has dengue, went to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 7:00am yesterday. But the hospital authorities advised him to go to Mitford Hospital.