Nine dengue patients die; 459 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Nine dengue patients died and 459 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,661 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Sunday.

Currently, 2,291 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, 580 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 1,711 are in other divisions.

As many as 3,17,232 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 3,13,280 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.