194 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 194 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 955 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 758 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 197 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

It said a total of 18,744 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. 

To date, 68 people died of dengue while 17,721 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.

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