News Desk :
At least 146 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, only 42 patients are outside Dhaka.
With the new cases, a total of 5,458 people were diagnosed during the current month out of the total 23,655 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,414 are from outside Dhaka.
At least, 7,841 dengue patients were hospitalised in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June and 43 were diagnosed in May.
According to the DGHS, till now 91 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July 34 in August, 23 in September and 22 died in October so far.
Of them, 84 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions.
Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 762 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 151 outside the capital, the DGHS data showed.
