Dengue: 4 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Four more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning.

Dhaka, Dec 31 : Four more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning, health authorities said.

Fatalities from dengue remained unchanged at 105 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It said 95 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.

All four dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka.

Some 59 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday.

Of them, 31 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 28 were listed outside Dhaka.

Since January, some 28,429 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,365 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS, reports UNB.