The number of dengue patients has been increasing in different government and private hospitals in Chattogram district and the city.
A total of six people mostly residents of the port city have been infected with dengue in Chattogram during last 24 hours, reports BSS.
Entomologist of Chattogram Civil Surgeon Office Intezar Ferdous confirmed this information this afternoon and said that 12 new dengue patients were found on Saturday, four on Friday and six people were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Thursday.
According to the Chattogram Civil Surgeon office, a total of 154 dengue patients have been identified in the district during last eight months. Among them, 47 are children.
District entomologist Intezar Ferdous said, everyone should be careful about dengue, because the number of patients has been increasing day by day in Chattogram city and the district for the past few days. It is believed that the intermittent rain during this period is causing breeding of Aedes mosquitoes and from that the number of dengue patients is increasing, he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Ilias Chowdhury, Civil Surgeon of Chattogram recently said in a press conference that public awareness should be increased to control dengue-malaria. Everyone should be careful regarding the issue of the children, he added.
