Dengue cases cross 12,000 mark

A total of 438 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 20, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

This is the highest number of cases in a single day.

With the new cases, 123 from outside of Dhaka, the total number of dengue cases this year rose to 12,007.

A total of 1,560 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of which 369 are from outside the capital.

A total of 10,402 patients have so far been released from hospitals this year. Of them, 2,231 are from outside of Dhaka.