Seven more die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,596 admitted to hospitals

Seven more people have died of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of deaths from dengue this year has risen to 452.

The information was given in a press release sent by the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday (5 November).

In the same 24 hours, 1,596 newly infected dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.

With this, the total number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals for treatment this year has risen to 144,371.

The release said that among the dengue patients admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours, 550 were in Dhaka division, 295 in Chattogram, 221 in Khulna, 213 in Barishal, 148 in Rajshahi, 83 in Mymensingh, 67 in Rangpur and 19 in Sylhet division.