Staff Reporter:
One more death from dengue was reported in the 24 hours till Saturday morning as Bangladesh contin-ues to grapple with a surge in infections.
With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh has risen to 203 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The new death was reported in Mymensingh Division (outside city corporation).
During this period, 374 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, bringing the total number of cases to 48,865 so far this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), new cases were reported as follows: 63 in Barishal Division (outside city corporation), 102 in Chattogram Division (outside city corpora-tion), 67 in Dhaka Division (outside city corporation), 46 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 48 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 37 in Mymensingh Division (outside city corporation), 101 in Khulna Division (outside city corporation), 11 in Rajshahi Division (outside city corporation.
Currently, 787 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka while a total of 2,304 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country.
The report also said that 65.2 percent of the newly infected patients were men while 34.8 percent were women.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
The DGHS recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries during the same period.
