213 more hospitalised with Dengue in Bangladesh

Another 213 people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.

Of them, 158 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 55 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 817 dengue patients, including 688 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

This year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 23 Saturday with one more death reported from Cox’s Bazar. Of all the deceased, 13 were from Cox’s Bazar and 10 from Dhaka.

On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. This year, the directorate has recorded 6,905 dengue cases and 6,065 recoveries so far.