Dengue: Two die, 232 more hospitalised in 24hrs
Two dengue patients died and another 232 patients were newly hospitalised in the past 24 hours until Saturday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients, 187 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 45 cases were reported from outside the Dhaka division.
According to the DGHS, 15,460 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year and 59 of them died.
Some 1,197 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Saturday morning, the DGHS said.
Of them, 990 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 207 were listed outside Dhaka.
So far, 14,204 dengue patients have been released from hospitals after recovery, according to the DGHS.
The dengue outbreak has become a cause of major concern as the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited healthcare facilities for the last few months.