65 New Dengue Patients Hospitalised in 24 Hrs

Another 65 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 48 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the 17 in other places, it said.

As many as 336 dengue patients including 254 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, reports UNB. 

On Tuesday, this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to eight with another death reported from Cox’s Bazar. Among the deaths, five were reported from Cox’s Bazar while three from Dhaka.

On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.