288 hospitalised with dengue in 24 hrs

A total of 288 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours ( from 6:00 am Monday to 6:00 am Tuesday ) according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the 288 dengue cases, 35 were reported in Barishal division, 59 in Chattogram division, 63 in Dhaka division excluding capital, 33 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area and 52 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area, 12 in Khulna division, 23 in Mymensingh division, eight in Rajshahi division, two in Rangpur division and one in Sylhet division.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh this

year has witnessed so far 409 deaths while the disease inflicted 100,765. Dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.

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