"During the period, 539 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while1,936 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," theDGHS daily statement added. With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,42,089 thestatement said, adding: "This year, some 2,32,759 patients were released fromdifferent hospitals out of the total patients." But the dengue disease is changing its nature and it is gradually spreadingacross the country, they said, adding: "All 64 districts of the country havewitnessed positive dengue cases." The authorities recorded 79, 598 dengue positive cases in September while 396deaths from the mosquito-borne disease during the same period. According to the DGHS, Bangladesh reported 1,01,354 dengue cases, the secondhighest since dengue cases were detected in 2000, in 2019, 1,405 cases in2020, 28,429 cases in 2021 and 62,382 cases in 2022.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 16, 2023 18:45 UTC