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Dengue: 5 more die, 1,337 hospitalised

Dengue: 5 more die, 1,337 hospitalised

Staff Correspondent

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 355 this year.

Of the fatalities, two each were reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DSCC), and one in the Dhaka division (outside the city corporations).

During the period, 1,337 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, 257 were admitted to hospitals under the DNCC while 172 under the DSCC.

Some 4,396 patients are receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country.

A total of 72,393 dengue cases have been reported since 1 January.

Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.

The DGHS recorded 3,21,179 cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in 2023.

 

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