2,321 dengue cases recorded in 10 days of August, more than in July

With 226 new cases in the last 24 hours, the number of dengue hospitalisations reached 2,321 in the first 10 days of August. This is more than the total number of hospitalizations recorded last month.

At least 2,286 people were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in July, which was 272 in June while 43 were admitted in May. This indicates the fast rising trend of the disease.

A total of 4,979 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the total infected, only 214 are from outside Dhaka.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 915 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 63 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.