Two more dengue patient died while 537 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (December 7), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 108 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 429 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,643 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,16,160 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,08,754 were in Dhaka and 2,07,406 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 3,11,946 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1,07,030 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 2,04,816 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 675 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 1,896 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: 1929 HRS, DEC 07, 2023
MSK