File photo: Dengue patients receive treatment at Jessore General Hospital Dhaka TribuneIn Dhaka, 92 new patients were admitted in last 24 hoursThe Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has given the official death toll over dengue to 98 from 93. A total of 301 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours. Till 8am on Tuesday, 92 new patients were admitted in Dhaka and 209 in districts outside Dhaka. As many as 457 patients have currently been receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 737 people were undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said. A total of 98 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from January 1 till October 15.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 15, 2019 09:22 UTC