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Four more dengue patients dead, 278 hospitalised in 24hrs

Staff Correspondent
21 Aug 2021 20:31:22 | Update: 21 Aug 2021 21:10:01
Four more dengue patients dead, 278 hospitalised in 24hrs
Children suffering from dengue fever and their relatives as they receive treatment in beds on the floor of a ward at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, on August 4, 2019. — AFP Photo

Dengue claimed four more lives in the past 24 hours, said a report of the Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday.

So far, 35 people have died in the country from dengue since January.

A total of 278 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals during the same period, read the report.

Among the new patients, 257 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 21 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.

The country has been recording over 200 dengue patients per day for the last 20 days since August 1.

The dengue outbreak has become a cause of major concern as the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited health care facilities for the last few months.

Some 1,206 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Saturday morning, according to DGHS.

Most of the cases have been reported in the capital so far, said the health authorities.

Of them, 1,119 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the rest were listed outside Dhaka.

Some 7,750 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 6,509 of them have been released after they recovered from the disease.

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