18 more dengue cases in 24 hrs
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Eighteen more dengue cases have been reported in 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.
Thirteen new patients were hospitalised in Dhaka and five outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Seventy-eight dengue patients, including 72 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
This year, the DGHS has recorded 589 dengue cases and 511 recoveries so far. The directorate has not yet reported any death from the mosquito-borne viral disease.
However, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died in 2021.
Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.