295 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day

Some 295 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning.

With this, a total of 1,156 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 1,015 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 141 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

DGHS said a total of 10,651 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. Out of them, 9,447 recovered.

To date, the disease claimed 45 lives during the period.

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