2 die, 165 dengue patient hospitalised in last 24 hrs

Two dengue patients died while 165 were hospitalized across the country during the past 24 hours till this morning.

During the period, 35 dengue patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 21 in Chattogram, 32 in Dhaka division, 23 in Dhaka North city, 21 in Dhaka South, 22 in Khulna, three in Rajshahi, one in Rangpur and seven in different hospitals in Mymensingh, said a press release of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

This year, the total number of infection cases rose to 1,00,194 while 563 deaths from dengue disease were reported. 

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 cases related dengue infection.