As many as 602 people, including 516 in Dhaka city, were diagnosed with the disease this year in Bangladesh until Thursday. After the emergence of the disease in 2000, Bangladesh recorded the highest number of dengue cases during last year’s outbreak. This development has led to a spike in the number of reported dengue cases,” he added, emphasising mosquito-killing programmes throughout the year. Mayor Atiqul Islam said Dhaka North City Corporation is aware of the rise in the number of dengue cases. “We are conducting mobile court drives besides adulticiding and larviciding,” said Md Abu Naser, a spokesman for Dhaka South City Corporation.

Source: bd News24 October 31, 2020 02:37 UTC