Two more die from dengue

Two more people died from dengue, while 50 new patients  were hospitalised with fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning,  health authorities said. 

With the latest deaths, fatalities from dengue rose to 103 in the  country so far this year, according to  Directorate General of Health  Services (DGHS).

It said 93 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh,  two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal  divisions.

Eighteen patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, while the remaining 32 cases have been reported from outside the  division.

Some 155 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of yesterday.

Of them, 101 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital, while the remaining 54 were listed outside Dhaka.

Since January, some 28,177 patients have been admitted to different  hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 27,919 dengue patients  have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS.