Staff Reporter:
Eighteen more patients were hospitalized with dengue in the 24 hours till Monday morning.
Of the new patients, sixteen were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Ninety-three dengue patients, including 73 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 1261 dengue cases, 1156 recoveries, and twelve deaths this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
