Bangladesh records five dengue deaths, 841 hospitalisations in a day

Bangladesh has reported five dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing this year’s total toll to 238, while 841 patients were admitted to hospitals around the country. According to Tuesday’s bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the tally of hospitalisations from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease this year rose to 56,257 with the latest admissions. The health directorate also reported, of the five dead, two were men and three women. Four of them were aged between 59-65, and the other an 18-year old. They were receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mugda Medical College Hospital, Mitford Hospital, and Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. September recorded the highest monthly admissions this year, with 15,866 patients, including 76 deaths....