13 more die, death toll up to 569

Fatalities and infections from dengue fever continued unabated, as 13 more people died of the disease in the 24-hour period till Tuesday morning.

With the daily count, the total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reached 569 this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) daily bulletin.

A total of 2,291 dengue-positive patients were hospitalised during the period, of whom 920 were in the capital and 1,371 outside.

Consequently, the total number of hospitalised dengue patients reached 1,19,133, including 56,247 in the capital's 77 hospitals, and the remaining 62,886 outside Dhaka.

Majority of the infected persons in the capital were aged between 21 years and 30 years, as 15,073 people belonged to the age group.

August has been the worst month of this calendar year since the country has witnessed the highest number of dengue deaths and infections in this month.

Some 67,301 people have been hospitalised in August and 318 deaths have been reported.

Meanwhile, the dengue patients and their attendants alleged that they had been facing severe crisis of saline, used for treatment. They were not getting saline even after going to different dispensaries.

Medicine stores said they were not getting ample supply of the life-saving item - mainly due to its unusually high demand across the country.

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