201 more hospitalised with dengue

At least 201 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 3,205 people were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 21,402 infected. Of the total infected, 2,982 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 were hospitalised in July, 272 in June and 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April.

According to the DGHS, 83 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 23 in September and 14 in October so far.

Among the deaths, 77 have died in Dhaka division, two in Chattogram division and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 844 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 193 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.