One person died from dengue and 294 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Saturday (Sep 10).

The Directorate General for Health Services (DGHS) today issued a release on the country's Dengue situation.

In the 24 hours, 244 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release.

However, 50 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 849 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of Dhaka while 174 other patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Some 8,390 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue till today while 7,335 patients returned home after recovery since January 1.

However, 32 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till September 10 this year.

However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year. A total of 105 died from the mosquito-borne disease during that time.

BDST: 1837 HRS, SEP 10, 2022
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