One dengue patient dies; 204 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 240 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 64 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 2,282 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, 1,725 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 557 are in other divisions.   

As many as 19,523 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year. 

Some 17,177 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.