Dengue: 77 New Patients Admitted to Hospitals in 24 Hrs

Another 77 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

All the new patients were hospitalised in Dhaka, it said.

As many as 380 dengue patients including 306 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

On Friday, this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 14 with one  more death reported from Dhaka.

Among the total deaths, nine were reported from Cox’s Bazar while five from Dhaka.

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

In July, the country reported 1,571 dengue cases with nine deaths.

This year, the DGHS has recorded 3,097 dengue cases and 2,703 recoveries so far.