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Publish : 05 Nov 2021, 06:11 PMUpdate : 05 Nov 2021, 06:12 PM
Bangladesh reported 103 new hospitalizations for dengue fever in the 24 hours to Friday morning.
With no new deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 95, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, 87 died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chittagong, Mymensingh, and Khulna divisions, and one each in Rajshahi and Barisal divisions.
Among the new patients, 89 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 14 cases were reported from outside the division.
Some 705 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday.
Of them, 545 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 160 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 24,380 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 23,580 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, according to the DGHS.
In September, the country recorded the highest number of dengue cases (7,841) of the current year along with 23 deaths.
In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded.
Dengue: 103 more hospitalized in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 103 new hospitalizations for dengue fever in the 24 hours to Friday morning.
With no new deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 95, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, 87 died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chittagong, Mymensingh, and Khulna divisions, and one each in Rajshahi and Barisal divisions.
Among the new patients, 89 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 14 cases were reported from outside the division.
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Some 705 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday.
Of them, 545 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 160 were listed outside Dhaka.
Since January, some 24,380 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 23,580 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, according to the DGHS.
In September, the country recorded the highest number of dengue cases (7,841) of the current year along with 23 deaths.
In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded.