As many as 18 more dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, taking the total number of officially hospitalised patients to 338 since January 1.
However, no dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours outside Dhaka, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 51, including 50 dengue patients were undergoing treatment at various health facilities in the capital and only one patient was undergoing treatment outside Dhaka city, said the release.
The DGHS data also showed that 149 dengue patients were hospitalised in May, 23 in April, 20 in February and March each and 126 in January.
The DGHS in a pre-monsoon survey in April found a higher density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka comparing with the mosquito density in 2021 and predicted a worsened dengue situation unless quick steps were taken.
Of the total number of hospitalised dengue patients, 228 or around 72 per cent were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city.
In 2021, at least 28,429 dengue patients and 105 deaths were recorded officially, the second-highest yearly dengue hospitalisation and dengue deaths since 2000 when Bangladesh started keeping records.
