164 lives lost in October alone: 9 more die of dengue in 24 hours, six in Dhaka division
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Nine people died of dengue and 1,982 were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). By the official count, this brings the year’s dengue death toll to 409, of whom 164 died in October.
A press release sent by the DGHS today (Wednesday, 28 October) said six of the nine people who died between 8am on Tuesday and 8am today were from Dhaka division. One person each died in Chattogram, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions.
Dhaka division also recorded the highest number of hospital admissions for the mosquito-borne disease in 24 hours — 816. Among the other divisions, 194 were admitted in Barishal, 313 in Chattogram, 214 in Khulna, 84 in Mymensingh, 217 in Rajshahi, 116 in Rangpur and 28 in hospitals in Sylhet division.
According to the press release, a total of 1,30,219 patients have been hospitalised so far this year, of whom 1,23,605 have been discharged. Last year more than 400 people died of dengue, and over 1,02,000 patients were detected.
By the numbers
Official record-keeping of dengue in the country began in 2000; that year 5,551 people were infected and 93 died, The Daily Star Bangla reported on 23 August 2023. According to the same report, the highest number of patients detected in a single year up to that point was in 2019, at 1,01,354.
Sources
Original report: Ajker Patrika
Background sources: The Daily Star Bangla, 23 August 2023
