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Dengue patients on the rise -

Wednesday, 21 September 2022


Another 438 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Tuesday morning as cases keep rising across the country, reports UNB.
Of the new patients, 315 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 123 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Sunday, this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 45 with another death reported from Chattogram division.
A total of 21 deaths from dengue have so far been recorded in Dhaka division, four in Barishal division and 20 in Chattogram division.
A total of 1,560 dengue patients, including 1,191 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals in the country.