2 more dengue patients die, 189 hospitalized in 24 hours
Two more dengue
patients died while 189 were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00am today. Of
them, 34 cases were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of
Health Services (DGHS).
With the new
cases, a total of 4,122 patients have been diagnosed with dengue in October so
far out of a total 22,319 infected this year. Of the total infected, at least
3,155 are from outside Dhaka.
The number of
infected was 7,841 in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June,
43 in May while the rest were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease between
January and April, according to the DGHS.
The death toll
from dengue this year stands at 86 in the country so far, the DGHS data
revealed. All the deaths were reported between July and October.
Of them, 12
people died in July, 34 in August, 23 in September and 17 in October so far.
Among the
deaths, 79 were reported in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna
divisions, and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal, and Mymensingh divisions.
At least 669
patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka, 169 are
being treated outside the capital, while the rest have been released following
recovery, the DGHS data shows.