217 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 217 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 983 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 776 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 207 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

It said a total of 18,007 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. 

To date, 67 people died of dengue while 16,957 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.

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