9 More Dengue Deaths in 24 Hours in the Country, Total Deaths This Year Reach 409

Nine more people have died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. The information was given on Wednesday (28 October) in the Directorate General of Health Services' regular dengue bulletin.

According to the health directorate, the total number of dengue deaths this year has now reached 409. Of them, 164 died in October alone.

In addition, 148 dengue patients died in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.

The bulletin said that from 8am on Tuesday, 1,971 people were admitted to various hospitals in the country with dengue in the following 24 hours. With this, the number of patients admitted to hospital this year stands at 130,219.

So far, a total of 123,605 people have recovered and returned home, the bulletin said.

In the last 24 hours, the highest number of patients were admitted in Dhaka Division — 816. In addition, 313 patients were admitted in Chattogram, 217 in Rajshahi, 214 in Khulna, 194 in Barishal, 116 in Rangpur and 84 in Mymensingh.