At least 1,030 people have died, and more than 210,000 have been infected in Bangladesh so far this year, compared with just 281 deaths for all of 2022.
A patient receives treatment for dengue fever at a hospital in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, on Tuesday. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
At least 1,030 people have died, and more than 210,000 have been infected in Bangladesh since Jan. 1, according to government data published Tuesday, putting a strain on the South Asian nation’s fragile medical system and sending officials scrambling to mitigate the spread. Among the dead are more than 100 children under 16. The country recorded just 281 dengue deaths for all of last year.
Globally, recorded dengue cases have increased eightfold from 2000 to 2022, according to the World Health Organization.that about half of the world’s population is now at risk of the infection. Asia represents about 70 percent of the global disease burden., the WHO said the situation in Bangladesh was abnormal “in its seasonality and early sharp increase” in cases when compared with previous years.
In Bangladesh, cases have been reported across all 64 districts of the country, with the crowded capital city of Dhaka particularly affected. In response to the crisis in Bangladesh, the U.K.-based humanitarian organization Save the Children said in a statement: “We must remember that every case of dengue is not just a statistic; it’s a person who deserves a healthy and happy life.”
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