Staff Reporter :
Five people died of dengue, and 1,935 were hospitalised after being infected with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a regular report of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the five deaths in the past 24 hours, the death toll from the disease stood at 294 this year.
Of the newly hospitalized dengue patients, 790 were in Dhaka Division, 93 in Mymensingh Division, 280 in Chattogram Division, 292 in Khulna Division, 206 in Rajshahi Division, 64 in Rangpur Division, 195 in Barishal Division and 15 in Sylhet Division.
According to the report, a total of 94,151 dengue patients have so far been hospitalized across the country this year.
However, in the last 24 hours, 2,057 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
So far, 88,208 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in hospitals.
A total of 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the disease last year.
