112 patients hospitalised with dengue fever in a day
At least 112 patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new cases, 13 are from outside Dhaka.
With the new cases, a total of 3,640 were diagnosed during this month out of a total 21,837 infected. Of the total infected, 3,083 are from outside Dhaka.
At least 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.
According to the DGHS 83 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all who died in July, August, September and October.
Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 23 in September and 14 in October so far.
Among the deaths 77 died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram division and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh division.
Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 768 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 175 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.
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