84 Dengue Patients Admitted to Hospitals in Last 24 Hours

A total of 84 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, 45 were reported in Barishal division (excluding BCC area), 20 in Chattogram division (excluding CCC area), three in Dhaka division (excluding city corporations), seven in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), two in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), two in Khulna division (excluding 
KCC area), four in Rangpur division (excluding RpCC) and one patient in Sylhet division (excluding SCC), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of dengue cases rose to 3,536 while 22 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported this year. 

During the 24-hour, 79 patients were released from different hospitals across the country after receiving treatment.

Last year, a total of 1,01,214 people were infected with dengue while 575  deaths from the disease were reported, the statement added.