Three more people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Friday morning, and 1,535 dengue patients were admitted to hospital over the same period.
The figures came in a press release on dengue and measles sent on Friday by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Between 8am on Thursday and 8am on Friday, 721 patients were admitted in Dhaka division, including the two city corporations, 88 in Mymensingh, 275 in Chattogram, 161 in Khulna, 104 in Rajshahi, 43 in Rangpur and 143 in Barishal division, the release said. A total of 5,773 patients are currently in hospital, and 139,678 have been discharged so far.
The number of dengue cases since January this year has risen to 145,906, and 455 people have died, according to the DGHS. Of this year’s deaths, two were in January, two in February, one in May, 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August and 148 in September.
Dhaka division has recorded the most deaths this year, 217, followed by Khulna division with 84, Chattogram 46, Mymensingh 37, Barishal 30, Rajshahi 29, Rangpur 8 and Sylhet division 4.
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