DGHS: 360 more hospitalized for dengue in 24hrs

A total of 360 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.

Till 8am on Saturday, 102 new patients were admitted in Dhaka and 258 in districts outside Dhaka.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, spreads among humans through its carrier, the Aedes mosquito.

The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), in a press release issued on Saturday, said the number of patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the country was 1,709.

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A total of 81 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from January 1 till September 28, according to their own collected data. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be over 167, so far.

As many as 629 patients were currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 1,080 people were undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said.

Since January 1 till September 28, as many as 87,263 people have been affected by dengue.

Among those admitted, a total of 85,323 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.