Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
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Dengue Fever

Daily cases jump to 52

The country’s dengue situation has been deteriorating day by day with increasing number patients just at the beginning of the Aedes mosquito breeding monsoon.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 52 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country including in Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

However, no new death was reported from the dengue disease in the country during the time.

Of the 52 dengue patients, 41 patients were taken to hospitals of Dhaka city while the rest were admitted to hospitals outside the capital.

The DGHS data said a total of 178 dengue patients were undergoing treatment throughout the country on Thursday. Of them, 148 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka city.