One dengue patient dies; 176 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 176 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 22 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 781 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka. 

Of them, 657 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 124 are in other divisions.   

As many as 6,181 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year. 

Some 5,376 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.