Dengue fever: 87 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 87 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, 30 are from outside of Dhaka.

With the new cases a total of 3,349 were diagnosed with dengue during the running month out of the 27,004 infected this year.

At least 5,458 people were hospitalised in October, 7,841 in September, 7,698  in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.

So far 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 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, 428 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 320 outside the capital, the DGHS data showed.