190 more hospitalised with dengue

At least 190 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, 41 were from outside Dhaka.

With the new cases, a total of 18,197 people were infected with dengue, of whom 7,841 were diagnosed during this month.

So far 67 people have died of dengue this year. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 21 in September so far.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 960 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 208 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.