In the last 24 hours, 17 new people have died due to dengue. Among the 17 people who died, 4 are residents of Dhaka and 13 are outside Dhaka. With this, the number of dengue deaths this year has increased to 1,449.
On the other hand, 1,734 dengue patients have been admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours. Among the 1,734 people admitted to the hospital, 271 are residents of Dhaka and 1,463 are from outside Dhaka. Currently, 6 thousand 360 patients are under treatment in various public and private hospitals of the country including Dhaka.
This information was informed in the dengue report of the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Department of Health on Thursday (November 9).
From January 1 to November 9 this year, a total of two lakh 87 thousand 239 people have been affected by dengue throughout the country. Among them 1 lakh 2 thousand 591 residents of Dhaka and 1 lakh 84 thousand 648 people outside Dhaka.
In the last 24 hours, 1,770 dengue patients have been discharged from the hospital. Among them, 293 are residents of Dhaka and 1,477 are outside Dhaka.
From January 1 to November 9, 279,430 patients have been discharged from the hospital. Among them 1 lakh 88 residents of Dhaka and 1 lakh 79 thousand 342 people outside Dhaka.
281 people died of dengue in 2022. In December, the last month of that year, 27 people died. At the same time, 62 thousand 382 people were admitted to the hospital due to dengue in the year under discussion.
During the corona epidemic in 2020, dengue infection was not seen much, but in 2021, 28 thousand 429 people were infected with dengue throughout the country. In the same year, 105 people died due to dengue throughout the country.
According to the information of the Department of Health, 281 people died of dengue in 2022, 105 in 2021, 7 in 2020 and 179 in 2019.
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