252 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day

Special Correspondent Dhaka
Published: 29 August 2021, 07:46 PM
252 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day
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Some 252 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning.

With this, a total of 1,123 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 980 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 143 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

DGHS said a total of 9,857 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. Out of them, 8,690 recovered.

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