No Dengue Patient at Hospitals: DGHS

There is currently no dengue patient at any hospital of the country, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said ion Monday.

No new dengue case was reported in the past 24 hours until morning, according to a handout from the DGHS.

Some 439 people were diagnosed with dengue since the beginning of this year. Among them, 438 have been discharged from hospitals, the DGHS said.

Bangladesh witnessed a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalized and 101,037 recovered.

Dengue killed 179 people last year, according to official figures.