Dengue cases cross 25,000 mark in Bangladesh

The total number of dengue patients across the country this year so far crossed 25,000 mark today.

At least 163 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, of whom 32 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 1,410 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 25,065 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,734 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 5,458 were diagnosed in October, 7841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients were hospitalised in July, 272 in June, while 43 were infected in May, and remaining cases were recorded from January to April, according to the DGHS.

According to the DGHS, 96 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year.

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

Among the deaths, 88 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, 649 of them are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 112 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.