2024-05-19 18:44:01
Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas mentioned that he was capable of management dengue efficiently throughout his 4 years because the mayor of Dhaka South Metropolis Company (DSCC).
He mentioned, ‘From January to October 31 of final 12 months, we obtained 9,764 dengue sufferers within the DSCC space. At the moment there have been 2 lakh 71 thousand 175 sufferers in the entire nation. So it may be mentioned, we have now been capable of management dengue with success.’
He mentioned this at a press convention at DSCC Nagar Bhavan on Sunday (Might 19). DSCC organized this press convention on the event of 4 years of Sheikh Tapas taking cost as mayor.
Tapas mentioned, ‘Despite the fact that the variety of deaths and circumstances of dengue within the nation final 12 months exceeded all earlier data. Solely as much as the final week of September 2023, the variety of dengue deaths within the nation has not occurred within the earlier 22 years. In different phrases, the variety of sufferers final 12 months was greater than the earlier 22 years.
Final 12 months, 3 lakh 21 thousand 179 individuals had been contaminated with dengue within the nation. Amongst them, 1 lakh 10 thousand 8 individuals had been contaminated in Dhaka Metropolis. The remaining 2 lakh 11 thousand 171 individuals had been contaminated exterior Dhaka. Apart from, 1 thousand 705 individuals died attributable to dengue final 12 months. Amongst them, 980 individuals died in Dhaka.