84 dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs

Some 84 people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8 am to Tuesday 8 am).

Currently, a total of 246 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals.

Of them, 207 are being treated at the facilities of Dhaka while 39 are in other divisions, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said today.  

As per the release, a total of 1,927 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 1,668 out of the hospitalized patients recovered.