Chattogram emerges as dengue hotspot: 87 infected and two dead in a single day

❐ Chittagong Bureau

The dengue situation in Chittagong is deteriorating day by day. Two more people have died of dengue in the district in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 87 new cases of the disease have been detected in the body.

After two new deaths, the number of dengue deaths in Chittagong this year has increased to 12. In addition, the total number of dengue patients in the district this year has reached 2,883.

This dire situation has emerged from the latest information released by the Chittagong Civil Surgeon’s Office today, Sunday, September 13th.

City residents are reacting strongly every day after observing the situation. The government’s Ministry of Health, City Corporation and other public health departments are not taking any visible steps to control dengue, and city residents are angry about this.

Sources from the Civil Surgeon’s Office said that one of the two latest deaths was undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). The other was receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital Chittagong.

Arpita, who died at Chamek Hospital, was 26 years old. She was a resident of the city’s Kotwali police station area. She was admitted to Chamek Hospital on September 10. However, she died the next day, September 11, while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

On the other hand, Shamsun Nahar Khanam, who died at Evercare Hospital, was 50 years old. She was a resident of Agrabad Housing Society area of ​​the city. She was taken to the hospital on September 11. She died there in the emergency department. She was diagnosed with dengue before being admitted to the hospital.

Meanwhile, 87 new dengue patients have been admitted to various hospitals in Chittagong in the last 24 hours. Of the newly admitted patients, 77 have gone to government hospitals for treatment. While another 10 have been admitted to private hospitals and clinics.

Currently, 210 dengue patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Chittagong district. Of these, 105 are receiving treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, 35 at BITID, 17 at Chittagong General Hospital and 4 at CMH.

Apart from this, 24 dengue patients are admitted in various upazila health complexes and 25 in private hospitals and clinics in the district.

According to statistics from the Civil Surgeon’s Office, 2,457 dengue cases have been identified in government hospitals so far this year. At the same time, 426 cases have been identified in private hospitals and clinics. So far, 2,673 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

In such a situation, renewed concerns have arisen about the dengue outbreak in Chittagong. The need to take swift and effective steps to control the situation has become even more urgent, especially as the number of cases and deaths has been on the rise in September.