At least 5 more dengue patients died while 1,197 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (November 20), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 286 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 911 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,554 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,02,452 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,05,821 were in Dhaka and 1,96,631 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 2,96,245 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1, 03,724 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 1, 92,521 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 1,193 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 3,460 patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Last year, a total of 281 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh. However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year.

BDST: 1839 HRS, NOV 20, 2023
MSK