Death and hospitalization numbers due to Aedes mosquito-borne dengue are steadily rising across the country. In the past 24 hours, six more people died from the disease, while 1,898 new patients were admitted to hospitals, bringing the total death toll this year to 377. These figures were released today, Saturday, in the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) update covering the 24 hours from 8:00 AM yesterday (Friday) to 8:00 AM today.
According to the DGHS, among the deceased, two were undergoing treatment in Chattogram, while the remaining four were in Dhaka South City Corporation, Khulna, Mymensingh, and Rajshahi. Of the newly hospitalized patients, 159 are in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area and 431 are in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area, with an additional 281 admitted outside the capital's two city corporations.
Division-wise, Khulna recorded the highest hospital admissions outside Dhaka with 359 patients, followed by 252 in Barishal, 232 in Chattogram, 141 in Rajshahi, 75 in Mymensingh, 51 in Rangpur, and 7 in Sylhet. Monthly statistics show that deaths stood at two each in January and February, one in May, 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August, and 148 in September, while October has seen 132 fatalities so far. From January 1 to date, a total of 1,21,699 people have been hospitalized for dengue, of whom 1,15,132 have recovered and been discharged. Among this year's fatalities, 53% are women and 47% are men, whereas among hospitalized patients, 37.9% are women and 62.1% are men.
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