Dengue: 14 new patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Fourteen more dengue patients have been hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Wednesday .

Dhaka, Jan 12 : Fourteen more dengue patients have been hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, health authorities said.

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

All the new 14 patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals outside Dhaka division.

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 39 dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the country as of Wednesday.

Of them, 22 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 17 at hospitals outside Dhaka.

This year, some 91 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 52 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS, reports UNB.