One person died from dengue and 135 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Sunday (August 21).

The Directorate General for Health Services (DGHS) today issued a release on the country's Dengue situation.

In the 24 hours, 116 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release.

However, 19 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 392 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of Dhaka while 62 other patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Some 4,480 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue till today while 4,007 patients returned home after recovery since January 1.

However, 19 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Dhaka till August 20 this year.

However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year. A total of 105 died from the mosquito-borne disease during that time.

BDST: 1831 HRS, Aug 21, 2022
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