Dengue fever: 151 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 151 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, only 48 patients are outside of Dhaka.

With the new cases, a total of 1,141 people were diagnosed during the running month out of the total 24,796 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,678 are from outside of Dhaka.

At least, 5,458 dengue patients were hospitalized in October, 7,841 in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June and 43 were diagnosed in May and rest are from January to April.

According to the DGHS, till now 95 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 four in November so far.

Among the deaths, 87 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, 662 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 139 outside the capital, the DGHS data showed.