DHAKA, Sept 25, 2021 (BSS) - A total of 221 fresh dengue cases were

reported across the country in the last 24 hours.

     Of them 164 were admitted in Dhaka and 57 out of 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 1,099 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different
hospitals and clinics across the country.

     Among them, 880 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 219
are hospitalised outside the capital, the release added.

     A total of 17,115 patients have been admitted to different hospitals
across the country since January this year. Of them, 15,957 patients have
returned home after recovery, DGHS said.

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