One dengue patient dies; 369 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 369 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Wednesday 8 am to Thursday 8 am).

With the latest death, a total of 39 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 1,357 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, 1,049 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 308 are in other divisions.

As many as 6,293 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 4,897 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.