Four more people have died of dengue and 1,181 others have been admitted to hospital across the country in the last 24 hours. With these, the death toll from dengue this year has risen to 335, while the number of hospitalised patients has crossed 1,08,000.
This information was disclosed in a daily dengue press release issued by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday.
According to the press release, a total of 1,08,440 people were admitted to hospital with dengue across the country from 1 January to 16 October this year. During this period, 1,02,210 patients received treatment and were discharged from hospital.
In the last 24 hours, two dengue deaths were reported in areas outside the city corporations in Dhaka, while two others died in Dhaka South City Corporation area. All four deceased during this period were male.
According to DGHS data, among the patients admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours, 765 were male and 416 female. Since the start of the year, 62.2 per cent of hospitalised patients were male and 37.8 per cent female.
On the other hand, among those who died of dengue this year, 50.9 per cent were female and 49.1 per cent male.
According to the monthly statistics of the DGHS, 43,774 patients were admitted to hospital with dengue in September. In the first 16 days of October, 28,820 people were admitted to hospital.
In terms of fatalities, September was the deadliest month, with 148 dengue deaths recorded. So far in October, 90 people have died.
