288 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

A total of 288 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the 288 dengue cases, 35 were from Barishal division, 59 from Chattogram division, 63 from Dhaka division excluding capital, 33 from Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 52 from Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 12 from Khulna division, 23 from Mymensingh division, eight from Rajshahi division, two from Rangpur division and one from Sylhet division.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 409 deaths while the disease inflicted 100,765.

The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.

MHK