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DENGUE-SITUATION
2,546 dengue patients undergoing treatment in country
DHAKA, Sept 15, 2019 (BSS) – Around 2,546 dengue patients are undergoing
treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.
Among them, 1,033 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and
1,513 are hospitalised 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 81,186 patients got admitted to the different hospitals
across the country since January this year. Of them, 78,437 patients have
returned home after recovery, DGHS said.
According to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
(IEDCR), 60 people have so far died of dengue.
Around 619 new dengue patients got admitted to different hospitals in
the last 24 hours across the country. Of them 163 were admitted in Dhaka and
456 out of the capital, the release added.
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