Seven die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,373 hospitalised

Seven more people have died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. In the same period 1,373 people have been hospitalised with dengue.

This information was given in a dengue-related press release sent from the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (October 21).

The press release said that among the patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours there are 225 in Barishal division, 197 in Chattogram division, 320 outside the city corporations of Dhaka division, 71 in Dhaka North City Corporation and 211 in Dhaka South City Corporation.

Besides, 155 have been hospitalised in Khulna division, 45 in Mymensingh division, 111 in Rajshahi division, 28 in Rangpur division and 10 in Sylhet division.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 116,690 people have been hospitalised with dengue in the country till October 21 this year. Of them 110,656 have recovered after treatment and been discharged from hospital. 1,340 people have been discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours.

A total of 364 people have died of dengue so far this year.