116 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

Some 116 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning.

With this, a total of 387 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals, said the Directorate General of Health Services in a press release.

Out of them, 314 are being treated at the facilities of Dhaka while 73 are in other divisions.  

As per the release, a total of 3,759 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country today since January 1 this year. 

To date, 16 people died of dengue during the period while 3,356 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.