UNB :
Bangladesh reported 163 new dengue patients being hospitalized in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. No new death was reported during this period.
Among the new patients, 131 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 32 cases were reported from outside the division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
As of Wednesday a total of 649 patients diagnosed with dengue are being treated in hospital across the country. Of them, 537 patients are in capital Dhaka, while the remaining 112 were in hospitals outside Dhaka.
So far this year dengue has claimed 96 lives, according to the DGHS.
BSS adds: A total of 163 fresh dengue cases were reported across the country in the last 24 hours.
Of them 131 were admitted in Dhaka and 32 out of the capital, a release ofthe Health Crisis Management and Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here on Wednesday.
A total of 649 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different
hospitals and clinics across the country.
Among them, 537 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 112 are hospitalised outside the capital, the release added.
A total of 25,065 patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country since January this year. Of them, 24,320 patients have returned home after recovery, DGHS said.
