173 more hospitalised with dengue

At least 173 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday of which 34 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With this, a total of 5,030 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 23,227 infected. Of the total, 3,324 are from outside Dhaka.

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

According to the DGHS, 89 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year -- all in July, August, September and October. Twelve people

died in July, 34 in August, 23 in September and 16 in October so far.

Of them, 82 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, 851 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 163 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.