DHAKA, Oct 29, 2023 (BSS) - Six dengue patients died and 1,818 were
admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till
8 am today.

On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a
single day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure on
September 2.

"The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1300-mark as the
authorities recorded 1,333 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 29
this year," a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services
(DGHS) said.

"During the period, 355 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while
1,463 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the
DGHS daily statement added.

"This year, 1,463 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in
2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the
statement said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,67,680 the
statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,59,544 patients were released from
different hospitals out of the total patients."