79 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

A dengue infected patient sits under the mosquito net after being hospitalised at the Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 2 August 2019.Reuters file photo

Some 79 more dengue patients were hospitalised across country in 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among them, 59 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka and the remaining 20 were in other places, it said.

As many as 360 dengue patients including 286 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

On Sunday, this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 15 with one more death reported from Cox’s Bazar.

Among the total deaths, ten were reported from Cox’s Bazar while five from Dhaka.

On 21 June, DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. In July, the country reported 1,571 dengue cases with nine deaths.

This year, the DGHS has recorded 3,263 dengue cases and 2,888 recoveries so far.