14 dengue patients die; 2865 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Fourteen dengue patients died and 2,865 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 893 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Saturday.

Currently, 10,572 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, 3,794 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 6,778 are in other divisions.

As many as 1,84,717 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 1,73,252 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.