146 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 146 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, of whom 22 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 5,604 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 23,801 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,436 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,841 were diagnosed with dengue in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and the rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.

According to DGHS, 91 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year -- all in July, August, September and October.

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

Of them, 84 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 756 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 150 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.