Five more people have died of dengue across the country in the last 24 hours, while 1,935 new patients have been hospitalised with the viral fever.
With the latest fatalities, the total death toll from dengue this year has reached 294, while total hospital admissions since 1 January have risen to 94,151.
According to the daily dengue situation report issued on Thursday by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), out of the 1,935 patients admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours, 1,178 were male and 757 were female. Among the five deceased reported during the same period, four were male and one was female.
Of the 1,935 new admissions, the highest number was recorded in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area with 382 patients. This was followed by 292 admissions in Dhaka division outside the city corporations, 280 in Chattogram division, 233 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 206 in Khulna division, 195 in Barisal division, 175 in Rajshahi division, 93 in Mymensingh division, 64 in Rangpur division, and 15 in Sylhet division.
Regarding the five recent deaths, two occurred in the DSCC area and three were reported outside the city corporation areas in Khulna division. By age group, the deceased included one person aged between 16 and 20 years, one aged 36 to 40 years, two aged 56 to 60 years, and one aged 61 to 65 years.
Since 1 January this year, a total of 94,151 people have been admitted to hospital with dengue, comprising 58,481 males and 35,426 females. During the same period, 294 people have succumbed to the disease, including 143 males and 151 females.
An area-wise breakdown of total admissions this year shows that the highest number of patients was recorded in DNCC with 16,713 cases, followed by 15,074 in DSCC, 14,152 in Chattogram division, 12,172 in Dhaka division outside city corporations, 12,172 in Barisal division, 10,742 in Khulna division, 6,458 in Rajshahi division, 5,181 in Mymensingh division, 3,014 in Rangpur division, and 455 in Sylhet division.
The DGHS report further noted that 2,057 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered and discharged patients since 1 January to 88,208.
Currently, 5,649 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals nationwide, including 1,323 in Dhaka and 4,326 in other divisions outside the capital.
