A dengue patient died and 329 others have been hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning.
“During the period, 136 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 64 in Chattogram, 38 in Dhaka division, 21 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 43 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 15 in Khulna, two in Mymensingh and 10 were admitted to different hospitals in Rajshahi division,” said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of cases rose to 7,758 while 32 deaths from dengue, the mosquito-borne disease, were reported this year.
Last year, the total number of cases rose to 1,01,214, while 575 deaths from dengue disease were reported, the release added.