Two, including a two-year-old child, died and a total of 80 dengue patients were hospitalized at various hospitals in Chattogram in the last 24 hours.
The dengue control room of the district civil surgeon's office said this afternoon that a total of 80 dengue patients were hospitalized at various hospitals in Chattogram today.
Morium Begum, 40, and a two-year-old child died at Chattogram metropolitan hospital in last 24hrs in the city.
Of the total 80 patients, 52 were admitted in government hospitals and 28 in private hospitals.
Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Iliyas Chowdhury said a total of 4,508 dengue patients have been detected in Chattogram in the last seven months till August 19 this year and the number of deaths has reached 41 in Chattogram this year.
Of them 2,706 dengue patients admitted to government hospitals and 1,802 have received treatment in private hospitals.
A total of 4314 dengue patients have recovered and returned to their respective residence, the sources added.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha