Dengue claims another life

At least one more dengue patient died while 182 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 4,673 were diagnosed during the current month out of a total 22,870 infected. Of the total infected, 3,257 are from outside Dhaka.

According to the DGHS, 88 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August, 23 in September and 15 in October so far.

Among the deaths, 81 have died in Dhaka division and five each in Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 841 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 154 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.