DHAKA, Aug 21, 2019 (BSS)-Around 6,278 dengue patients are undergoing
treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.
Among them, 3,360 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and
2,918 are hospitalised outside the capital, a release of Health Crisis
Management and Control Room of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
said here today.
A total of 57,995 patients got admitted to the different hospitals across
the country since January this year. Of them, 51,670 patients have returned
home after recovery, DGHS said.
According to DGHS, 47 people have so far died of dengue.
Around 1,626 new dengue patients got admitted to different hospitals in
the last 24 hours across the country, the release added.