One dengue patient dies; 108 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 108 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 272 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 580 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, 331 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 249 are in other divisions.   

As many as 61,629 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 60,777 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.