Dengue: 3 new patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Three more dengue patients have been hospitalised in Dhaka in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

Dhaka, Jan 11 : Three more dengue patients have been hospitalised in Dhaka in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, health authorities said.

No new death was reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The  new three patients are undergoing treatment at different  hospitals in Dhaka.

A total of 105 dengue patients -- 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions -- have died so far since January, 2021.

Some 43 dengue patients are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday.

Of them, 27 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 16 at hospitals outside Dhaka.

This year, some 77 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 34 dengue patients have left hospital after recovery, said the DGHS, reports UNB.