Dengue: 13 patients die, 2,799 hospitalised in 24 hrs
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, A total of 13 dengue patients died and 2,799 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours.
DGHS daily statement added, "During the period, 682 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,117 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city."
The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,030 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 3 this year.
On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year and it also saw the same highest figure on September 2.
"This year, 1,030 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 2,11,683 the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,01455 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."
Source: BSS
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