The number of patients hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease this year stands at 84,368Nine more people have died of dengue while 1,214 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 84,368. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 358 new patients were hospitalised in the Dhaka metropolitan area over the period. 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.

Source: bd News24 November 21, 2024 12:17 UTC