Dengue: Toll rises to 35 with 4 more deaths in 24 hrs

Dengue claimed four more lives in 24 hours until Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 35, reports UNB quoting a release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During this period, a total of 278 new patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country, the release added.

Among the new patients, 257 were admitted to the different government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 21 cases were reported from outside the capital, according to DGHS.

Of the deceased, 31 died alone in Dhaka city, two in Chattogram division, one in Khulna and one in Rajshahi.

As many as 7,750 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 6,509 of them have been released after being recovered from the disease.