Three dengue patients die; 246 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Three dengue patients died and 246 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 263 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 1,212 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, 690 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 522 are in other divisions.   

As many as 59,695 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 58,220 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.