11 dengue patients die; 2956 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Eleven dengue patients died and 2,956 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 752 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Tuesday.

Currently, 10,015 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, 4,222 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,793 are in other divisions.

As many as 1,54,228 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 1,43,461 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.