Two including a woman died and 138 dengue
patients were hospitalised at various hospitals in Chattogram during the last
24 hours.
A total of 138 dengue patients were hospitalised at various hospitals in
Chattogram today, dengue control room of the District Civil Surgeon’s Office
said here this afternoon.
Of the total affected patients, 58 were admitted in government hospitals and
46 in private hospitals.
The people who died of dengue in Chattogram Medical College and Hospital
(CMCH) are 34-year old Aklima Akter, hailed from Sitakunda upazila and 46-
year old Enamul Hoque, hailed from Banskhali upazila of the district.
Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Iliyas Chowdhury said a total of 5,697 dengue
patients have been detected in Chattogram in the last nine months till
September 7 this year and the number of deaths has reached 53 in Chattogram
this year.
Of them 3,396 dengue patients admitted to government hospitals and 2,301 have
received treatment in private hospitals.
A total of 5,325 dengue patients have recovered and returned to their
respective homes, the sources added.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha