Dengue death toll hits 308

Four more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 2,167 patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The information was disclosed in the DGHS's regular dengue bulletin on Monday, October 12.

According to the DGHS, the death toll from dengue has reached 308 this year. Of them, 62 died in the first 11 days of October. September recorded the highest number of deaths at 148, followed by 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June and one in May. Two deaths each were reported in January and February.

The bulletin said 2,167 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday. With the latest cases, the total number of hospitalised patients this year has reached 101,442.

Meanwhile, 2,428 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 95,331.

Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new hospitalisations at 871. Besides, 298 patients were admitted in Khulna, 287 in Chattogram, 253 in Rajshahi, 243 in Barishal, 102 in Mymensingh and 92 in Rangpur.

-AJM