9 more die from dengue, 1,794 hospitalised in a day

Health

At least nine more dengue patients died while 1,794 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till Monday morning. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said the death toll from this mosquito-borne disease rose to 1,417 this year. Of the new patients, 417 were admitted in Dhaka while 1,377 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS.

A total of 2,81,698 were infected by the dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,01,567 were in Dhaka and 1,80,131 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 2,73,619 dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 98,919 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 1,74,700 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 1,807 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 4,855 patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Last year, a total of 281 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh. However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year.