Two more dengue patient died while 566 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (December 6), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 118 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 448 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,641 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,15,623 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,08,646 were in Dhaka and 2,06,677 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 3,11,368 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1,07,010 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 2,04,958 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 688 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 1,926 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.

BDST: 2119 HRS, DEC 06, 2023
MSK