Bangladesh reports hospitalisation of 80 dengue patients in 24hrs
- Update Time : Saturday, May 27, 2023
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A total of 80 more people were hospitalised with dengue in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Saturday morning as the cases keep rising in the country.
Of the new patients, 73 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Two-hundred-two dengue patients, including 176 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 1, 7104 dengue cases, 1, 489 recoveries, and 13 deaths this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
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