Four dengue patients die, 346 hospitalized in last 24 hrs

Four dengue patients died and 346 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning.

“During the period, 200 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 146 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital,” said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

This year, the total number of cases rose to 12,841 while 83 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period, the statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.

On May 29, eighteen wards under two city corporations of Dhaka are at high risk of dengue, according to a DGHS survey released recently.

The risky wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) are 12, 13, 20, 36, 31, 32, 17 and 33 while the vulnerable wards of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) are 4, 13, 52, 54, 16, 3, 5, 15, 17 and 23, the survey added. (BSS)