11 dengue patients die; 2663 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Eleven dengue patients died and 2,663 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 778 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday.

Currently, 9,913 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, 4,066 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,847 are in other divisions.

As many as 1,59,835 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 1,49,144 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.