Dengue: 15 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

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Published: December 28, 2021, 10:33 PM

Dengue: 15 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Fifteen more dengue patients were hospitalized in 24 hours till Tuesday (December 28) morning, health authorities said. 

Fatalities from dengue remained unchanged at 104 as no new death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). 

It said 94 people died in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chittagong, and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Barisal divisions. 

Among the new patients, five are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 10 cases have been reported from outside the division. 

Some 78 patients who were diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday. 

Of them, 44 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 34 were listed outside Dhaka.

Since January, some 28,383 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with Dengue in the country. So far, 28,104 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

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