Bangladesh reports 3 new dengue cases

Three more dengue patients have been hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, health authorities said.

No new death was reported during the period, and no new patients were hospitalised outside Dhaka during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

All the new patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka division.

A total of 105 dengue patients — 95 in Dhaka division alone, four in Mymensingh, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions — have died so far since January, 2021.

Some 35 dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the country as of Thursday.

Of them, 24 are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while remaining 11 at hospitals outside Dhaka.

This year, some 94 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue so far and 59 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

Source: United News of Bangladesh