Dengue fever: 8 die, 692 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least eight dengue patients died, while 692 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.

With the new deaths, 213 dengue patients died this year, while the total number of cases from the disease rose to 49,692, of which 17,457 are from outside of Dhaka.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), among the death cases, 126 died in Dhaka, 24 in Cox's Bazar, 28 in Chattogram, nine in Barishal, seven in Khulna, five in Mymensingh, two each in Rajshahi and Narail and one each in Narsingdi, Kushtia, Pabna, Bagerhat, Khagrachhari, Bogura, Madaripur and Feni.

A total of 46,928 patients have already been released from hospitals, of them, 16,157 are from outside the capital.

Some 2,851 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment. Of them, 1,213 are from outside of Dhaka.