The total number of patients hospitalised this year has risen to 34,438
Published : 04 Oct 2024, 08:40 PM
Another 317 patients with dengue fever have been hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours though no one has died of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease during this period.
With this, the total number of people hospitalised for dengue this year has increased to 34,438, with 177 deaths reported so far.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, as of Friday morning, 164 new patients were admitted to hospitals in various areas of Dhaka's two city corporations in the previous 24 hours.
On top of it, 50 patients were admitted in the Dhaka Division, 19 in Mymensingh Division, 38 in Chittagong Division, 23 in Khulna Division, 7 in Rajshahi Division, 10 in Rangpur Division, 5 in Barishal Division, and 1 in Sylhet Division.
Currently, 3,473 dengue patients are admitted to hospitals across the country. Among them, 1,756 are in Dhaka, while 1,717 are in hospitals outside of Dhaka.
Of those hospitalised with dengue this year, 19,491 are from districts outside Dhaka, while 14,947 were admitted to hospitals within Dhaka's two city corporation areas.
September saw the highest number of hospitalisations with dengue infection this year, with 19,241 patients admitted and 83 deaths reported.
In the first four days of October, 3,500 patients have been hospitalised, with 14 deaths.
Earlier, in January, 1,055 patients were hospitalised due to dengue, with 14 deaths. In February, 339 patients were admitted, and 3 died. March saw 311 cases with 5 deaths, while in April, 504 patients were hospitalised, and 2 died. In May, 644 patients were admitted, with 12 deaths, and in June, 798 patients were admitted into hospitals, with eight deaths.
In July, 2,669 patients were admitted to hospitals, with 12 deaths. August saw 6,521 hospitalisations, with 27 deaths.
After the government started keeping record of dengue patients in 2000, the highest number of 321,179 hospitalisations for the disease were logged in 2023. The death toll also reached a record high of 1,705 that year.