123 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 123 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, 29 are from outside Dhaka, the DGHS data shows.

With the new cases, total 2,242 were diagnosed during the running month out of total 25,897 infected. Of the total infected, 3,918 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 5,458 were diagnosed in October, 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients were hospitalised 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, 97 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year.

Twelve people died in July, while 34 have died in August, and 23 in September, 22 in October, and six in November so far.

Among the deaths, 89 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram, Khulna, and Mymensingh divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 594 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 116 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.