11 dengue patients die; 1802 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Eleven dengue patients died and 1,802 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,306 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday.

Currently, 7,145 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, 2,022 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 5,123 are in other divisions.

As many as 2,62,631 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 2,54,180 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.