9 More died from dengue

More nine people died from dengue fever across the country in the last 24 hours.

The death toll from dengue infection has been reached to 316 including the latest fatality.

Besides, 1,954 people were taken admission in hospitals in the last one day across the country.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) report said these on Tuesday (13 October).

The DGHS data showed that two dengue patients were died in Khulna division (out of the Khulna City Corporation) in the period.

In the same time one patient died in the Chattogram division, out of Chattogram City Corporation, two patients died in Dhaka North City Corporation, three in Dhaka South City Corporation and one in Mymensingh Division (outside of Mymensingh City Corporation).

Apart from these, a total of 465 people admitted in hospitals in Dhaka division (outside the DSCC and DNCC’s), the highest number in the country.

In the same time, 196 dengue patients were admitted hospitals in Barishal division, while 318 in Chattogram Division, 189 in DNCC, 191 in DSCC, 230 in Khulna division, 97 in Mymensingh division, 184 in Rajshahi division, 71 in Rangpur division and 13 in Sylhet division, were admitted to hospitals.

A total of 316 people died from dengue since the 1 January to 13 October.

Among those, 142 were from Dhaka division including the capital’s two city corporations.

In the same time frame, 65 people were died in Khulna division, 24 in Mymensingh division, 26 in Barishal, 28 in Chattogram, 22 in Rajshahi, 6 in Rangpur and 3 in Sylhet, divisions, died.