Three people died of dengue in the country in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. In the same period, 2,333 people were admitted to hospital with dengue, the highest number in a single day this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services’ Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room gave the figures in a press release on dengue on Sunday.
It said that from 8am on Saturday to 8am on Sunday, 1,124 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka division including the two city corporations, 70 in Mymensingh, 272 in Chattogram, 332 in Khulna, 213 in Rajshahi, 75 in Rangpur, 232 in Barishal division and 15 in Sylhet division. A total of 6,063 patients are now in hospital, and 143,389 have been discharged so far.
The directorate said the total number of dengue cases since January this year has risen to 149,913, and total deaths to 461. 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, 221. It is followed by Khulna division with 84, Chattogram 47, Mymensingh 37, Barishal 31, Rajshahi 29, Rangpur 8 and Sylhet division 4.
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