Staff reporter :
Seven people died of dengue and 1,373 were hospitalised after being infected with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am yesterday, according to a regular report of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With seven deaths, the death toll from the disease stood at 364 this year.
Of the newly-hospitalized dengue patients, 602 were in Dhaka Division while 45 in Mymensingh Division, 197 in Chattogram Division, 155 in Khulna Division, 111 in Rajshahi Division, 28 in Rangpur Division, 225 in Barishal Division and 10 in Sylhet Division.
According to the report, a total of 116,990 dengue patients have, so far, been hospitalized across the country this year.
However, in the last 24 hours, 1,340 patients recovered and were discharged from different hospitals across the country.
So far, 110,656 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in the hospitals.
A total of 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease last year.
