News Desk :
At least two more dengue patients died while 152 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday. Of the hospitalised, 44 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the new cases, a total of 5,312 were diagnosed during the current month out of a total 23,509 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,372 are from outside Dhaka.
At least 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June 43 were infected in May and rest is from January to April, according to the DGHS.
According to the DGHS, 91 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year-all in July, August, September and October.
Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August 23 in September, and 22 in October so far.
Of them, 84 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions.
Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 823 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 154 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.
