Seven die, 1,373 infected with dengue in 24 hours

Seven people died of dengue and 1,373 others were infected with the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon, reporting data up to 8:00am on October 21.

Of the newly infected patients, 320 were reported in Dhaka division outside the city corporations, 225 in Barishal division, 211 in Dhaka South City Corporation and 197 in Chattogram division.

Khulna division recorded 155 new cases, followed by Rajshahi with 111, Dhaka North City Corporation with 71, Mymensingh with 45, Rangpur with 28 and Sylhet with 10.

With the latest fatalities, the death toll from dengue in the country has risen to 364 so far this year.

A total of 116,990 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country since the beginning of the year, according to the DGHS.

Of them, 110,656 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 5,970 patients remain hospitalised.