UNB :
As many as 108 new dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, health authorities said.
Of them, 21 are from outside Dhaka, the DGHS data shows.
The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 98 in the current year as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 90 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.
Among the new patients, 87 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 21 cases have been reported from outside the division.
Some 479 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday.
Of them, 359 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 120 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 26,741 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 26,164 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS.
In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 23 deaths.
In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded.
With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases rose to 26,741 while total 3,086 were diagnosed during the running month. Of the total infected, 4,089 are from outside Dhaka.
At least 5,458 were diagnosed in October, 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients were hospitalised in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.
So far 98 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year.
Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 23 in September 22 in October and seven in November so far.
Among the deaths, 90 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram division, Khulna and Mymensingh, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal division.
Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 479 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 120 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.
