At least nine more dengue patient died while 459 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (December 10), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 86 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 373 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,661 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,17,232 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,08,989 were in Dhaka and 2,08,234 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 3,13,380 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1,07,460 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 2,05,820 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 580 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 1,711 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: 1947 HRS, DEC 10, 2023
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