13 dengue patients die; 2555 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Thirteen dengue patients died and 2,555 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,109 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Tuesday.

Currently, 8,602 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, 2,683 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,919 are in other divisions.

As many as 2,28,779 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 2,19,068 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.