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Eight dengue patients die; 2168 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Eight dengue patients died and 2,168 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 493 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Tuesday.

Currently, 7,829 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, 3,570 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 4,259 are in other divisions.

As many as 1,04,359 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 96,037 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.