Bangla Press Desk: In the last 24 hours, 5 more people have died from dengue in the country. During the same period, 2,260 individuals were admitted to hospitals after contracting the disease.
This information was shared in the regular dengue bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday (November 9).
According to the DGHS, the total death toll from dengue this year has reached 466. Of these, 44 deaths occurred in the first week of November. Additionally, there were 174 deaths in October, 148 in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two deaths each in January and February.
The bulletin states that 2,260 people were admitted to various hospitals across the country with dengue between 8:00 AM on Sunday and 8:00 AM the following day. This brings the total number of hospital admissions for dengue this year to 152,173, with 145,593 patients having recovered and returned home.
In the last 24 hours, the highest number of admissions—1,077—was recorded in the Dhaka division. Furthermore, 265 patients were admitted in Chattogram, 277 in Khulna, 243 in Barishal, 177 in Rajshahi, 111 in Mymensingh, 83 in Rangpur, and 16 in the Sylhet division.
