Dengue Kills 7 More in 24 Hours as 2,249 Are Admitted to Hospitals
Seven more people have died of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease dengue in the country in the past 24 hours. In the same period, 2,249 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
The figures were released in a bulletin sent by the Directorate General of Health Services on Sunday (25 October), as part of its regular daily update.
With the latest seven deaths, the number of people who have died of dengue this year has risen to 384. That means nearly four hundred people have lost their lives to the disease since the start of the year.
The admission figures are also large. With the 2,249 admitted in the past 24 hours, the total number of dengue patients who have received hospital treatment this year has climbed to 123,948.
By division, the highest number of new patients was admitted in Dhaka division — 1,033. The division covering the capital and its surroundings remains the largest centre of this dengue outbreak.
The picture outside Dhaka is also worrying. In the past day, 297 new patients were admitted in Khulna division, 224 in Rajshahi, 217 in Chattogram and 211 in Barishal.
In addition, 155 patients were admitted in Mymensingh division, 82 in Rangpur and 30 in Sylhet. Dengue infections are therefore present in every division of the country, at varying levels.
