43 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours until Friday morning

Aedes mosquito. Prothom Alo File Photo
Aedes mosquito. Prothom Alo File Photo

Forty three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday morning, reports news agency UNB.

Twenty six of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a regular update.

According to the government, a total of 100,567 people were hospitalised with dengue since January.

Among those who were hospitalised, 99,959 made full recovery and went home, the DGHS said.

Currently, 344 patients, including 210 in the capital, are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research has received 264 reports of dengue-related deaths. It has reviewed 204 of them and confirmed 129 deaths.