Three dengue patients die; 62 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Three dengue patients died and 62 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning.

With the latest death, a total of 281 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 395 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, 203 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 192 are in other divisions.   

As many as 62,189 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 61,513 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.