39 more Dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs

Thirty-nine new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Monday morning.

Dhaka, Dec 20 :  Thirty-nine new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Monday morning, health authorities said.

With the latest deaths, fatalities from dengue rose to 103 in the country so far this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It said 93 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.

Seventeen patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 22 cases have been reported from outside the division.

Some 134 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday.

Of them, 89 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 45 were listed outside Dhaka.

Since January, some 28,216 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 27,979 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS, reports UNB.