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One More Die of Dengue, 255 Hospitalised in 24Hrs

Children suffering from dengue fever and their relatives as they receive treatment in beds on the floor of a ward at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, on August 4, 2019. || AFP Photo: Collected

Children suffering from dengue fever and their relatives as they receive treatment in beds on the floor of a ward at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, on August 4, 2019. || AFP Photo: Collected

One more person died of dengue and 255 new patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services.

Of the new patients, 233 were in Dhaka while the remaining cases were reported from outside the division, reports media.

Earlier on August 17, some 329 were hospitalised with dengue in a single day, which was the highest till date.

Some 1,257 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday morning, the DGHS said.

Among them, 1,120 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 137 were listed outside Dhaka.

According to DGHS, 11,236 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year and 49 among them died.

So far, 9,927 dengue patients have been released from hospitals after recovery.

The dengue cases continue to rise alarmingly when the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited health care facilities for the last few months.

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