Desk Report
Published: 09 Sep 2021, 09:09 pm
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Dengue claimed one more life in
24 hours till Thursday morning, raising
the death toll from the mosquito-borne fever to 54.
Besides, 317 patients were
hospitalized with dengue caused by Aedes mosquito, said the Directorate General
of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients, 259 were
admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 58 cases were
reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.
Some 1,245 patients diagnosed
with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Thursday
morning, according to DGHS.
Of them, 1,075 patients are
receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining
170 were listed outside Dhaka.
Among the deceased, 50 were in
Dhaka city alone, two in Chattogram division, one in Khulna and one in
Rajshahi.
Some 13,007 patients have been
admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January.
So far, 11,708 dengue patients
have been released from hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.
In the month of August, the
country recorded the highest number of 7,698 Dengue cases of the current year.
In July 2,286 people were
diagnosed with Dengue and 12 died while
in June 272 cases were recorded with no deaths.
The number of dengue patients
hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7.
Health authorities have been
recording over 200 dengue cases per day since August 1. (UNB)