Dengue claims 1 more life; 420 hospitalized in 24hrs

One dengue patient died while 420 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (July 13).

With this, the death toll rose to 56 while the total number of cases rose to 14,880 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

According to the statement, of the newly infected, 116 were from Barishal division, 79 from Chattogram, 60 from Dhaka division (excluding the capital), 26 from Khulna, 9 from Mymensingh, 45 from Rajshahi, and 3 from Rangpur—indicating the widespread nature of the outbreak beyond major urban centres. In Dhaka city, 25 new cases were reported in the North City Corporation and 57 in the South.

In the last 24 hours, 481 dengue patients were discharged from the hospital. A total of 13,584 infected patients were discharged this year.