Dengue fever is continuing in the country. Five more people have died of dengue in the last 24 hours. At the same time, two thousand 218 people were admitted to the hospital after being infected with dengue. However, the detailed information of the original report has said that the number of new admitted patients is 1 thousand 218.
This information was given in the regular dengue bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday (October 26th).
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the total number of dengue deaths has increased to 389 this year. Only 144 people died in October. A maximum of 148 people died of dengue in September. In addition, 43 people died in August, 36 in July, 13 in June and one in May. Two dengue patients died in January and February every month.
Hospitalized patients have been discharged from more than a million
According to the bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), dengue cases were reported in different hospitals across the country from 8am on Sunday. With this, the total number of hospitalized patients this year stood at 1 lakh 26 thousand 166 people.
At the same time, one thousand 993 people have been discharged from the hospital. So far, a total of one lakh 393 people have recovered and returned home.
Department-based hospitalized
In the last 24 hours, the highest number of patients have been admitted in the Dhaka division. Among the other divisions, 246 were admitted to Rajshahi, 240 to Chittagong, 232 in Barisal, 121 in Mymensingh, 113 in Rangpur and 41 in Sylhet. Twenty-eight people have been admitted to Khulna division.
To deal with the dengue situation, it is important to destroy the mosquito breeding ground, remove the accumulated water and take safety measures from mosquito bites, as well as seek medical advice if there is a fever.