Dengue cases cross 22,000 mark
The number of dengue patients crossed the 22,000 mark yesterday.
In the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, at least one dengue patient died while 170 were hospitalised, of which 31 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the new cases, a total of 3,810 patients were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 22,007 infected.
According to the DGHS, 84 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 and 15 in October so far, the DGHS data shows.
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