BD logs two dengue deaths, 509 new cases
Monday, 3 July 2023
Two more people died from dengue in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, reports UNB.
With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 52 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the period, 509 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, DGHS said.
Of the new patients, 224 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it.
A total of 1,388 patients, including 966 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 8, 757 dengue cases, 7,317 recoveries this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 - the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019.