Two more people have died of dengue while 458 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours.The number of patients hospitalised with the disease this year has risen to 84,826. The total number of deaths from the illness now stands at 438.The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 181 new patients were hospitalised in the Dhaka metropolitan area over the period.In addition, 58 were hospitalised in the Dhaka Division, 22 in the Mymensingh Division, 62 in the Chattogram Division, 65 in the Khulna Division, 47 in the Rajshahi Division, two in the Rangpur Division, 20 in the Barishal Division, and one in the Sylhet Division.As many as 3,870 patients are currently undergoing treatment for dengue in hospitals across the country. Of them, 1,539 are hospitalised in the capital and 2,331 are outside Dhaka.The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and fatalities since 2000.Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023. That year also saw the most deaths with 1,705. —bdnews24.com

Source: bd News24 November 22, 2024 20:24 UTC