Four dengue patients die; 188 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Four dengue patients died and 188 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

With the latest death, a total of 1,697 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Sunday.

Currently, 1,101 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, 360 are being treated at the facilities in the capital while 741 are in other divisions.

As many as 3,20,460 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country since January 1 this year.

Some 3,17,662 out of the hospitalized patients, however, recovered during the period.