3 more die of dengue

Another three dengue patients have died in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, taking this year’s death toll to 482.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the fatalities in its Thursday bulletin, adding that another 1,960 patients had been admitted to hospitals across the country during the same period.

Dhaka, Mymensingh and Rajshahi divisions each logged one death. Dhaka also reported 924 hospital admissions for dengue in the 24 hours from 8am on Thursday. Meanwhile, Chattogram recorded 261 hospital admissions, Barishal 185, Khulna 224, Rajshahi 216, Rangpur 63, Mymensingh 76 and Sylhet 11.

The latest figures bring the number of dengue patients hospitalised this year to 157,628, the DGHS said.�"bdnews24