Three more people died from dengue in the past 24 hours, while 994 new patients were hospitalised across the country, taking the death toll from the disease to 85 and total infections to 29,923, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients, 693 were men and 301 were women. All three deaths recorded in the past 24 hours were male patients aged between 36-40, 46-50 and 56-60 years.
The highest number of new patients was reported in Dhaka North and South City Corporation areas, with 223 admissions. Khulna recorded 215 cases, followed by Barishal 117, Chattogram 107, areas outside city corporations in Dhaka division 97, Rajshahi 76, Mymensingh 71, Rangpur 23 and Sylhet four.
A total of 862 patients were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours, taking the number of people recovered from dengue and released from hospitals this year to 27,758.
Of the total infections recorded this year, 18,410 patients are men and 11,316 are women. The highest number of cases has been reported among people aged 21-25 years, with 4,270 infections, followed by 4,204 cases among those aged 26-30 and 3,999 cases among the 16-20 age group.
By division, Barishal has reported the highest number of dengue cases this year at 5,107, followed by Chattogram with 4,696, Khulna 4,336, areas outside city corporations in Dhaka division 3,962 and Rajshahi 1,522.
Dhaka city corporations have recorded the highest number of dengue deaths. Besides, 16 deaths have been reported in Khulna, 11 in areas outside Dhaka city corporations, eight in Barishal, five in Chattogram, four in Rajshahi, one each in Rangpur and Sylhet.
Monthly data also show a sharp rise in dengue cases. While 9,206 infections were recorded in July, the number has already reached 14,613 in August. Dengue deaths stood at 36 in July and 31 so far in August.
