Dengue claims six more lives in 24 hours

Dengue claimed six more lives in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Sunday, while 2,088 patients were hospitalised across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In a dengue update issued on Sunday (October 18), the DGHS’s Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room reported that the new hospital admissions included 595 patients from Dhaka Division outside the city corporations, 232 from Dhaka North City Corporation and 231 from Dhaka South City Corporation.

Besides, 290 patients were admitted in Khulna Division, 200 in Rajshahi, 199 in Barishal, 161 in Chattogram, 93 in Mymensingh, 72 in Rangpur and 15 in Sylhet.