At least one more dengue patient died while 89 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (December 25), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 19 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 70 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,698 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,20,549 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,09,836 were in Dhaka and 2,10,713 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 3,17,848 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1,08,528 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 2,09,320 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 330 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 673 patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Last year, a total of 281 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh. However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year.

BDST: 1946 HRS, DEC 25, 2023
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