UNB :
Bangladesh reported 190 new patients being hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hours till Monday morning.
With no new deaths reported, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained static at 87, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 80 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh division.
Among the new patients, 154 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 36 cases were reported from outside the division.
Some 861 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday. Of them,703 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 158 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 22,688 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 21,740 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 22 deaths.
Meanwhile, one hundred and ninety patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours preceding 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the 190 new cases, 154 were hospitalised in Dhaka and 36 were diagnosed from outside the capital, according to DGHS.
In total 22,688 people were infected with dengue this year. Of the total, 3,216 are from outside Dhaka.
With the new cases, a total of 4,491 were diagnosed during the running month, at least 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.
According to the DGHS, 87 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all of whom died between July, August, September and October.
Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 23 in September and 14 in October so far.
Among the deaths, 80 have died in Dhaka division, two in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions.
Most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, while 861 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 158 are being treated outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.
