211 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 211 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 928 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 766 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 162 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

It said a total of 20,729 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. 

To date, 82 people died of dengue while 19,719 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.

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