1 more dengue patient dies, 23 hospitalised in 24 hours
Staff Correspondent
One more death was reported from dengue in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 24 this year.
During the 24-hour period, 23 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, six were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were admitted to hospitals located outside the capital.
A total of 96 dengue patients are now receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country.
A total of 1,939 dengue cases have been reported since 1 January.
Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries last year.
Last year’s September was the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
