Seven more dengue patients die in 24hrs

News Desk :
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,674 this year.

During the period, 349 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.

A total of 1,891 dengue patients, including 540 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, reports UNB.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,18,305 dengue cases and 3,14,740 recoveries this year.

September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.

On November 15, Bangladesh witnessed 24 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year.

“The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1600-mark as the authorities recorded 1,674 dengue deaths from January 1 to December 13 this year,” a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

“During the period, 62 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 287 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city,” the DGHS daily statement added.

“This year, 1,674 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year,” the statement said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 3,18,305 the statement said, adding: “This year, some 3,14,740 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients.”