24 dengue patients die; 1623 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Twenty four dengue patients died and 1,623 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,520 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday.

Currently, 5,755 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, 1,507 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 4,248 are in other divisions.

As many as 2,96,665 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 2,89,390 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.