One dengue patient dies; 46 hospitalized in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 46 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Thursday 8 am to Friday 8 am).

With the latest death, a total of 40 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said.

Currently, 1,382 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, 1,073 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 309 are in other divisions.

As many as 6,339 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 4,917 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.