17 dengue patients die, 2882 hospitalised in 24 hrs

A total of 17 dengue patients died and 2,882 were admitted to different hospitals in the country in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,006 people have died of dengue so far this year, a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Sunday.

"During the period, 629 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 2,253 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the DGHS daily statement added.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,06,288, the statement said, adding: "This year, some 1,95,925 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."

"A total of 9,357 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 3,120 are in Dhaka while 6,237 are outside of the capital city," it added.