3 more die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,535 admitted to hospital

Three more people have died of dengue in the country in the past 24 hours. In the same period, 1,535 people infected with dengue were admitted to hospital.

Of the three who died, two were in Dhaka Division and one was in Khulna Division, the Directorate General of Health Services said.

The information was given in the health directorate's regular dengue bulletin on Friday, 6 November.

According to the bulletin, from 8am on Thursday for the next 24 hours, 1,535 people were admitted to various hospitals across the country with dengue.

With this, a total of 455 people have died of dengue so far this year, according to the health directorate.

In the month-by-month death figures for this year, 174 people died in October alone. In addition, 148 died in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.

Among the patients admitted in the past 24 hours, the highest number were in Dhaka Division, with 721 admissions.

In the same period, 275 people were admitted in Chattogram Division, 161 in Khulna Division and 143 in Barishal Division.

In addition, 104 people were admitted in Rajshahi Division, 88 in Mymensingh Division and 43 in Rangpur Division. No patients were admitted in Sylhet Division during this period, the bulletin said.

With this, the number of dengue patients admitted to hospital this year has reached 145,906.

By the same point, 139,678 people had recovered and returned home, according to the health directorate bulletin.