19 more dengue patients die, 3,033 hospitalised in 24 hours
A mother ties the knot of her dengue infected sons longyi at a hospital in Dhaka. File photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Nineteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 928 this year.
During the period, 3,033 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
Of the new patients, 801 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.
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A total of 10,147 dengue patients, including 3,622 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022, the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019.
The DGHS recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
