UNB :
Dengue claimed two more lives in Bangladesh and 197 more patients were hospitalized across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
With the latest figure, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 73 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, 68 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi.
Among the new patients, 151 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 46 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.
Some 901 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning.
Of them, 731 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 170 were listed outside Dhaka. Some 19,133 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January.
So far 18,159 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS.
The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7.
In September the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths
In August 7,698 people were diagnosed with dengue while the highest 34 people died from it, said the DGHS.
BSS adds: A total of 197 fresh dengue cases were reported across the country in the last 24 hours.Of them, 151 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 46 outside the capital, a release of the Health Crisis Management and Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Tuesday
A total of 901 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.
Among them, 731 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 170 are hospitalised outside the capital, the release added.
A total of 19,133 patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country since January this year. Of them, 18,159 have returned home after recovery, the DGHS said.
The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed 73 deaths due to dengue fever till now, the DGHS added.
