One dengue patient dies; 211 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 211 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8 am to Tuesday 8 am).

With the latest death, a total of 27 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 703 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, 575 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 128 are in other divisions.

As many as 3,601 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 2,871 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.