104 more hospitalized with dengue fever in a day

As many as 104 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in the capital in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning.

This is the highest daily record of hospitalized patients with the mosquito-borne disease this year.

With this, a total of 422 patients diagnosed with dengue are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 319 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest three are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

DGHS said a total of 1,574 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of Saturday since January 1 this year. Out of them, 1,149 recovered.

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