4 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Dengue mosquito

Dhaka, June 2 - Four more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning.

Of the new patients, two were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Three-hundred-thirty-two dengue patients, including 289 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,138 dengue cases, 1,793 recoveries, and 13 deaths this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year. -UNB