Dengue claims another life

At least one more dengue patient died while 165 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 7,841 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in September, which is the highest number of hospitalisations in a single month this year.

With the new cases, a total of 18,362 were hospitalised this year. Of the total infected, 2,337 are from outside Dhaka.

This year, 68 people have died of dengue infection in the country, all of whom died between July, August and September.

Twelve people have died in July, 34 died in August and 22 in September, according to the DGHS.