242 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

Jago News Desk Published: 12 August 2021, 09:10 PM
242 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
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As many as 242 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

With this, a total of 896 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 824 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 72 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

DGHS said a total of 5,434 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. Out of them, 4,516 recovered.

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