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Dengue: Five more dies, 669 hospitalised in a day

Health Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2023-12-05 17:48:06
Dengue: Five more dies, 669 hospitalised in a day

Five more dengue patient died while 669 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (December 5), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 124 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 545 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,639 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 3,15,057 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,08,528 were in Dhaka and 2,06,529 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 3,10,751 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1,06,825 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 2,03,926 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 756 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 1,911 patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Last year, a total of 281 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh. However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year.

BDST: 1747 HRS, DEC 05, 2023
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