At least 309 more dengue patients were hospitalised officially across Bangladesh in the first 16 days of June as 31 more were admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday.
Of the new hospitalised patients, all the dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
A total of 90 dengue patients were undergoing treatment at different healthcare facilities on the day, said the release.
Of them, with 87 were in Dhaka, the release said.
At least 661 people were hospitalised from the mosquito-borne viral disease since January 1 this year.
Of them, 552 or 83.51 per cent were hospitalised in Dhaka city, according to official data.
The DGHS data showed that 163 dengue patients were hospitalised in May, 23 in April, 20 in February and March each and 126 in January.
The health directorate in a pre-monsoon survey found a higher density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka in April this year compared to the mosquito density in 2021 and predicted a worsening dengue situation unless preventive steps were taken.
