Dengue claims four more lives, 1,851 hospitalised

Four more people have died from dengue and 1,851 patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The DGHS disclosed the figures in its daily dengue update on Monday. Of the four deaths, two were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation, one in Dhaka North City Corporation and one in Mymensingh division.

Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new hospital admissions at 363, followed by Khulna with 253, Rajshahi with 233, Dhaka South City Corporation with 231, Chattogram with 220, Barishal with 192, Dhaka North City Corporation with 148, Rangpur with 93 and Mymensingh with 92.

Since January, dengue has claimed 352 lives across the country, while the total number of reported cases has reached 114,251, according to the DGHS.

- MaT