Though the dengue situation all over the country has improved in the last one month, dengue cases and deaths are still being reported even after the dengue monsoon ends.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 10 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning while one more death from the fatal disease was reported during the period.
The DGHS data said a total of 42 dengue patients are now undergoing treatment throughout the country. Of them, 25 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka city.
It said 22 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals and one died in four days in February while 566 were admitted to hospitals in January and six deaths from the deadly disease were reported during the time.
Besides, 126 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in January 2022 and 32 dengue patients were hospitalized in January 2020.
The DGHS report further said 77,644 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals and 281 dengue patients died in 2022.