Three dengue patients die; 436 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Three dengue patients died and 436 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 250 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 1,827 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, 1,067 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 760 are in other divisions.   

As many as 56,932 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 54,855 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.