173 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 173 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

With this, a total of 851 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different hospitals.

Among them, 688 are receiving treatment in Dhaka while the rest 163 are outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

It said a total of 23,227 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country as of today since January 1 this year. 

To date, 89 people died of dengue while 22,287 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.

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