5 more die of dengue as 1,366 hospitalised in a day

Five more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,366 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in a press release issued on Tuesday (20 October), covering the period from 8am Monday to 8am Tuesday.

According to the DGHS, the newly hospitalised patients include 638 in Dhaka division, 80 in Mymensingh, 105 in Chattogram, 141 in Khulna, 228 in Rajshahi, 72 in Rangpur, 191 in Barishal and 11 in Sylhet.

Since the beginning of this year, 115,617 people have been admitted to hospitals with dengue across the country, according to DGHS data. Of them, 109,316 have recovered and been discharged.

A total of 5,944 dengue patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals across Bangladesh.

With the latest deaths, the country's dengue death toll for the year has risen to 357.