Dengue cases cross 19,000 mark

At least two more dengue patients died and 197 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of whom 46 were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Meanwhile, the number of patients diagnosed with dengue in the country this year has crossed the 19,000-mark.

With the new cases, at least 936 people were diagnosed during this month out of 19,133 infected this year. Of the total infected, 2494 were from outside Dhaka.

In September 7841 were diagnosed, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients diagnosed in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and the rest were infected from January to April, according to DGHS.

According to the DGHS, 73 people died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August, 23 in September and four in October so far.