<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The number dengue patients and casualty from the deadly disease has continued to rise across the country including in Dhaka city even at the end of the dengue monsoon, according to reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said that 1,094 dengue patients were hospitalised in the country in last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. And four deaths were reported during the time.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the 1,094 dengue patients, 600 were reported in hospitals of Dhaka city and 494 patients hospitalized outside.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS report said 2077 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals and 11 died in only two days of the current month November.</div><div><br></div><div>It said at least 21,932 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, including in Dhaka city, while 86 patients died here in October this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The prevalence of dengue disease is rising across the country, especially in Dhaka, which is considered a hotspot for the mosquito-borne viral disease.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS said a total of 40,101 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals and at least 152 patients have died across the country, including in Dhaka this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS data further said a total of 3,750 dengue patients are now undergoing treatment across the country. Of them, 2,332 patients were admitted to 53 hospitals in Dhaka city.</div><div><br></div><div>However, sources said the unofficial figure of the number of dengue patients and casualty from the deadly disease is higher than the official records.</div><div><br></div><div>DGHS report said 9911 dengue patients were hospitalized and 34 died in September, 3521 patients were admitted to hospitals and 11 died in August, 1521 hospitalised and 9 died in July, 737 hospitalised and one died in June, 163 hospitalised in May, 23 hospitalised in April, 20 hospitalised in March, 20 hospitalised in February and 126 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in January this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The health experts feared that if the dengue cases continue to rise then the number of fatality may also increase in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>