80 dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs

Some 80 people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Friday 8 am to Saturday 8 am).

Currently, a total of 202 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals.

Of them, 176 are being treated at the facilities of Dhaka while 26 are in other divisions, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said today.  

As per the release, a total of 1,704 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year. 

A total of 13 people died of dengue during the period while 1,489 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.