DHAKA, Oct 28, 2023 (BSS) - Ten dengue patients died and 1,800 wereadmitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am today. On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in asingle day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure onSeptember 2. "The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1300-mark as theauthorities recorded 1,327 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 28this year," a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) said. "During the period, 407 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,493 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the DGHS daily statement added. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,65,862 thestatement said, adding: "This year, some 2,57,444 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 28, 2023 17:07 UTC