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DENGUE-SITUATION
3,165 dengue patients undergoing treatment in country
DHAKA, Sept 11, 2019 (BSS) – Around 3,165 dengue patients are undergoing
treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.
Among them, 1,434 patients are taking treatment in 41 public and private
hospitals in Dhaka, while 1,731 are taking treatment in hospitals outside the
capital, a release of Health Crisis Management and Control Room of
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here today.
A total of 78,617 patients got admitted to different hospitals across
the country since January this year. Of them, 75,225 patients have returned
home after recovery, the DGHS said.
According to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
(IEDCR), 60 people have so far died of dengue.
Around 634 new dengue patients got admitted to different hospitals in
the last 24 hours across the country, the release added.
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