Death toll rises to 271
Staff Reporter
Nine more people died of dengue and 1,902 new patients were hospitalized in the country in the past 24
hours until 8:00am on Monday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 271 in the country this year, according to the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, three died in Dhaka North City Corporation area, two died in Barishal division and one
each in Chattogram, Khulna, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, the DGHS said.
Of the total deaths recorded this year, 47.9 percent were men and 52.1 percent were women.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 88,360 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
Of them, 82,335 have recovered.
According to the DGHS report, so far 74 people died in Dhaka South City Corporation while 52 in
Khulna division, 33 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 25 in Chattogram division, 23 in Mymensingh
division, 22 in Barishal division, 18 in Rajshahi division, 16 in Dhaka division, six in Rangpur and two in
Sylhet division.
