17 more die from dengue, 3084 hospitalised

17 more dengue patients died across the country in the past 24 hours till Monday (September 18), raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 839.

According to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 3084 new dengue patients were hospitalised.

A total of 10,032 dengue patients are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

"During the period, 894 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,190 were admitted to different hospitals outside it," the DGHS daily statement added.
 
"This year, 839 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 1,70,768, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 1,59,839 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."

"A total of 10,032 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 3,861 are in Dhaka while 6,171 are outside of the capital city," it added.