Dengue claims two more lives

At least two more dengue patients died while 242 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, only 57 patients are from outside Dhaka.

With the new cases, a total of 7,001 patients were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 17,357 infected. Of the total infected, 2,126 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,698 persons were diagnosed in August, 2,286 were hospitalised in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May, according to the DGHS.

According to the DGHS, till now 61 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July, 34 in August and 15 in September.

Among the deceased, 56 have died in Dhaka division, two in Chattogram and Khulna and one in Rajshahi division.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 1,043 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 229 in other divisions of the country, the DGHS data showed.