BD logs one dengue death, 10 new cases

15 hospitalised with Covid-19 in 24 hours

FE Team | Published: January 13, 2023 22:24:43

One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.
With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to two this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Also, 10 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease. Of the new patients, four were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and six outside it.
One hundred and twenty-seven dengue patients, including 53 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 370 dengue cases and 241 recoveries so far this year.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh registered fifteen more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Friday morning.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,346, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.
The daily case test positivity rose to 0.51 per cent from Thursday's 0.23 per cent as 2,939 samples were tested during this time.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate slightly increased to 97.64 per cent, it added.