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14 dengue patients die; 2432 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Fourteen dengue patients died and 2,432 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 387 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Saturday.

Currently, 9,830 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka.

Of them, 4,423 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,407 are in other divisions.

As many as 82,506 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 72,289 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.