One more dengue patient dead, 142 hospitalised in 24 hours

One more dengue patient died while at least 142 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today. Of them, 33 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 5,746 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 23,943 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,469 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,841 were diagnosed 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.

According to the DGHS, 92 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year -- all in July, August, September and October.

Twelve people died in July, 34 in August, 23 in September and 23 in October so far.

Of them, 85 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 709 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 150 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.