Eight more people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, while 1,595 new patients were admitted to hospital with the disease over the same period.
The figures come from the regular dengue press release issued on Tuesday by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the patients admitted between 8am on Monday and 8am on Tuesday, 565 were in Dhaka division (including the two city corporations), 220 in Khulna, 229 in Rajshahi, 211 in Barishal, 206 in Chattogram, 73 in Mymensingh, 71 in Rangpur and 20 in Sylhet, the release said.
A total of 6,136 dengue patients are currently being treated in hospitals across the country, the directorate said. So far, 147,158 patients have recovered and been discharged.
Since 1 January, 153,768 people have been infected with dengue this year, and the death toll has risen to 474.
By month, two people died in January, two in February, one in May, 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August and 148 in September, according to the release.
Dhaka division has recorded the most deaths, 241. Khulna division has recorded 85, Chattogram 47, Mymensingh 38, Barishal 32, Rajshahi 29, Rangpur eight and Sylhet four.
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