Three people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am on Saturday. In the same period, 1,674 new patients were admitted to hospital.
The figures come from the Directorate General of Health Services’ Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room, released on Saturday.
Dhaka division had the most admissions in the past 24 hours, with 714 patients admitted and two deaths. Chattogram division followed with 311 admissions. Barishal division admitted 213 patients and recorded one death. Khulna division admitted 190, Rajshahi division 115, Mymensingh 50, Rangpur division 60 and Sylhet division 21.
Since 1 January this year, a total of 147,580 people have been admitted to hospital with dengue across the country, and 458 have died. A total of 141,296 patients have recovered and left hospital.
There are currently 5,826 dengue patients in hospitals across the country. Dhaka division has the most, with 2,585. Barishal division has 691, Rajshahi division 652, Chattogram division 402, Khulna division 973, Mymensingh division 237, Rangpur division 226 and Sylhet division 60.
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