60 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
08 December 2021, 09:49 pm | Updated: 22 November 2024, 10:57 am
Sixty new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, health authorities said. reports UNB.
The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 100 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Ninety-two people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.
Thirty-three new patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 27 cases have been reported from outside the division.
Some 234 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday.
Of them, 177 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 57 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 27,839 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 27,505 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS.
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