Four more deaths from dengue, 1,181 admitted to hospital

Four more people have died after being infected with dengue across the country in the last 24 hours. In this period 1,181 people have been admitted to hospitals. With this the number of deaths from dengue this year has risen to 335.

This information has been given in the regular report related to dengue of the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday.

According to the report, two people each died of dengue in January and February of the current year. One died in May, 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August and 148 in September. 90 people have died so far in October. Altogether 335 people have died of dengue this year.

Among the patients admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours, 66 have been admitted to hospitals in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area and 125 to hospitals in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area. Besides, 219 have been admitted to various hospitals outside the two city corporation areas of Dhaka.

Among the divisions outside Dhaka the highest 242 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals in Chattogram. Besides, 140 have been admitted in Khulna, 127 in Barishal, 99 in Rajshahi, 92 in Mymensingh and 71 in Rangpur.

According to the information of the Directorate General of Health Services, 1,08,440 people have been admitted to hospitals after being infected with dengue from January 1 of the current year to now. Among them 1,02,210 have received discharge certificates from the hospitals after recovering.