Dengue fever: One more patient dies, 255 others hospitalised in 24 hours

One more dengue patient died while 255 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am today.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 22 of the new cases are from outside Dhaka.

As per DGHS data, 49 people have died of dengue in the country this year. All of them succumbed to the disease in July, August and September.

Twelve people died in July, 30 in August while seven have died in September so far.

With the new cases, a total of 880 people have been diagnosed in the first three days of the running month. A total of 11,236 people was infected with dengue this year so far.

At least 7,698 patients were hospitalised in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June, while 43 were infected in May.

Although most patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 1,257 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals, the DGHS data shows.

The number of patients hospitalised in Dhaka currently is 1,120, while the number outside Dhaka is 137.

Amid the rise in dengue cases, DGHS on August 23 announced six hospitals in Dhaka would be dedicated to treating dengue patients.