At least 12 more dengue patients died while 1,470 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (November 14), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the 24 hours, 319 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka while 1,151 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital, said the DGHS release.

Besides, this year a total of 1,496 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh till today.

A total of 2,95,042 were infected by the Dengue virus this year. Of them, 1,04,227 were in Dhaka and 1,90,815 were outside of the capital, according to the DGHS press release.

As many as 2,87,641 Dengue patients recovered this year. Of them, 1, 01,800 were released from hospitals in Dhaka while 1, 85,841 others left hospitals outside the capital.

According to DGHS, 1,555 patients are now undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Dhaka while 4,350 patients are being treated in hospitals outside Dhaka.

Last year, a total of 281 died from the mosquito-borne viral disease in Bangladesh. However, 28,429 patients were admitted to different hospitals with dengue while 28,265 patients recovered last year.

BDST: 1845 HRS, NOV 14, 2023
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