In the last 24 hours, 11 more people have died after being infected with dengue across the country, including the capital. In a notification from the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday (27 October), it was said that 2,071 people were newly admitted to hospitals during the same period. With this, the number of dengue patients in the country this year stood at 120,573.
Among patients admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours, the highest 899 were in Dhaka Division. In addition, 241 patients were admitted in Chattogram, 250 in Khulna, 217 in Barishal, 229 in Rajshahi, 97 in Mymensingh and 112 in Rangpur. From January to now this year, 379 people have died from dengue infection, and 112,111 have returned home after treatment.
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