As many as 361 patients diagnosed with dengue have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8am on Thursday (Oct 3), says the health department.
Of them, 100 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 261 in other parts of the country, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a statement.
Currently, 1,419 dengue patients, including 505 in capital Dhaka, are being treated at hospitals, it said.
Since January, 89,021 people were hospitalised with dengue, most of them in Dhaka. Of them, 87,366 went home after full recovery.
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research received reports of 236 dengue-related deaths since the beginning of this year. It has reviewed 136 cases so far and confirmed 81 people had died of dengue.
The unofficial death toll, however, is reported to be over 150.
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