A total of 1,597 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.
Among them, 761 patients were admitted in Dhaka, and 836 in districts outside Dhaka. The number of new infections decreased from 915 to 836, in the district level, in the last 24 hours.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, spreads among humans through its carrier Aedes mosquito.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), in a press release issued on Thursday, said the number of admitted patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals combined is 6,147.
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A total 47 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from January 1 till August 22, according to their own collected data. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be over 105, so far.
A total of 3,332 patients are currently receiving treatment in different government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas a total of 2,815 people are undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the release said.
Since January 1 till August 22, a total of 59,592 people have been affected by dengue.
Among those admitted, a total of 53,398 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.
