Five die, 1,920 contract dengue in 24 hours

Five more people died from dengue and 1,920 were infected with the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Wednesday.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon.
Of the newly infected patients, 215 were reported in Barishal division, 256 in Chattogram division, 413 in Dhaka division outside the city corporations, 170 in Dhaka North City Corporation and 241 in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Another 254 patients were reported in Khulna division, 114 in Mymensingh, 170 in Rajshahi, 70 in Rangpur and 17 in Sylhet.
With the latest deaths, the total number of dengue fatalities in the country this year has risen to 321.
A total of 105,316 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country so far this year, according to the DGHS.
Of them, 97,296 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 5,784 patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals nationwide.