Four dengue patients die; 677 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Four dengue patients died and 677 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 74 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 2,493 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, 1,826 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 667 are in other divisions.   

As many as 21,870 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year. 

Some 19,303 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.