UNB :
The death toll from dengue reached 38 with one more death in the 24 hours till Tuesday, said a report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 34 died in Dhaka city alone, two in Chittagong division, one each in Khulna and Rajshahi.
Besides, a total of 258 new patients were admitted to different hospitals during the period, it said.
Among the new patients, 212 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 46 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.The country has been seeing over 200 dengue patients per day since August 1.
Some 1,077 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning, according to DGHS.
Of them, 988 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 89 were listed outside Dhaka.
Some 8,575 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 7,458 of them have been released after they recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
The dengue outbreak has become a cause of major concern as the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited health care facilities for the last few months.
