Dengue: 15 patients die, 2,944 hospitalised in a day
Published : Wednesday, 13 September, 2023 at 6:07 PM  Count : 49
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Dengue: 15 patients die, 2,944 hospitalised in a day
Dengue: 15 patients die, 2,944 hospitalised in a day

Fifteen more dengue patients died and 2,944 people admitted to different hospital across the country in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with these latest figures, the death toll has now surged to 767.

Of the new patients, 823 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 9,988 dengue patients, including 4,137 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 157,172 dengue cases, 146,417 recoveries.

In the first two weeks of September, the Aedes mosquito-borne Dengue has claimed the lives of 174 people across the country. 33,336 cases were reported during the same period.

The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022 following 179 casualties in 2019.

Additionally, the DGHS recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.