Dengue fever: 72 patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 72 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, only two are from outside of Dhaka.
With the new cases, the total number of dengue infected patients rose to 26,201 this year. Of the total infected, 3,965 are from outside of Dhaka.
So far, 2,546 people have been diagnosed with the fever during the running month
At least 5,458 patients were hospitalised in October, 7,841 in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 patients 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.
A total of 98 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, 22 in October and seven in November so far.
Among the deaths, 90 have died in the 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, 517 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 94 outside the capital, the DGHS data showed.
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