Three more dengue patients died while 265 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till 8am on Saturday, reports BSS.
"As many as 144 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 121 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours," said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) through a press release.
"A total of 266 people died from dengue disease between January 1 and December 10. The first death from dengue was reported on June 21, this year," the daily statement of the DGHS said.
With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients this year rose to 60,078 while some 58,631 patients were released from the hospitals.
The DGHS sources said Mirpur, Uttara, Mugda, Jatrabari, Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur in Dhaka city have been identified as dengue hotspots. It said the highest number of cases has been detected in Cox's Bazar after Dhaka.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Outbreak of the disease is usually seasonal, peaking during and after rainy seasons.
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dengue as one of the top 10 threats to public health.
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