BSS
  20 Sep 2021, 19:24

275 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS

   DHAKA, Sept 20, 2021 (BSS) - A total of 275 fresh dengue cases were 
reported across the country in the last 24 hours.

   Of them, 211 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 68 outside 
the capital, a release of the Health Crisis Management and Control Room of 
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here today.

   A total of 1,072 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different 
hospitals and clinics across the country.

  Among them, 857 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 215 are 
hospitalised outside the capital, the release added.

   A total of 15,976 patients have been admitted to different hospitals 
across the country since January this year. Of them, 14,845 have returned 
home after recovery, the DGHS said.

   The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) have 
confirmed 59 deaths due to dengue fever till now, said the DGHS.