Dengue fever: 2 dead, 192 hospitalised in a day

At least two more dengue patients died while 192 were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today, of whom 30 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 739 were diagnosed during this month out of a total 18,936 infected this year. Of the total infected, 2448 were from outside Dhaka.

In September 7841 were diagnosed with dengue, 7698 were diagnosed in August, 2286 in July, 272 in June and 43 were infected in May, according to the DGHS.

According to the DGHS, 71 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. All of them died between July, August, September and October.

Twelve people died in July, 34 died in August, 23 in September and two in October so far.

Among the deaths 66 have died in Dhaka division, two in Chattogram division and Khulna and one in Rajshahi division.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 922 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 179 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.