UNB :
Dengue claimed two more lives in Bangladesh while 189 new patients were hospitalized with it in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
With the fresh deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year rose to 86, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 79 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, 155 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 34 cases were reported from outside the division.
Some 838 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Saturday.
Of them, 669 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 169 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 22,319 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country.
So far, 21,395 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, two more dengue patients died while 189 were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00am on Saturday. Of them, 34 cases were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the new cases, a total of 4,122 patients have been diagnosed with
dengue in October so far out of a total 22,319 infected this year. Of the total infected, at least 3,155 are from outside Dhaka.
The number of infected was 7,841 in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, and 272 in June 43 in May while the rest were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease between January and April, according to the DGHS.
The death toll from dengue this year stands at 86 in the country so far, the DGHS data revealed. All the deaths were reported between July and October.
Of them, 12 people died in July 34 in August 23 in September and 17 in October so far.
Among the deaths, 79 were reported in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions, and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal, and Mymensingh divisions.
At least 669 patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka, 169 are being treated outside the capital, while the rest have been released following recovery, the DGHS data shows.
