Two more die of dengue

At least two dengue patients died and 207 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 2,139 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 20,336 infected. Of the infected, 2,726 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July and 272 in June.

According to the DGHS, 78 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July, 34 in August, 23 in September and nine in October so far.

Among the deaths, 73 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna and one in Rajshahi division.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 935 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 177 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.