Dengue: Six die, 1,970 hospitalized in 24hrs

Six dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8am on Monday, while 1,970 were hospitalized after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.

The latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 433 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the newly hospitalized dengue patients, 900 were in Dhaka Division, 95 in Mymensingh Division, 252 in Chittagong Division, 294 in Khulna Division, 153 in Rajshahi Division, 71 in Rangpur Division, 183 in Barisal Division and 22 in Sylhet Division.

According to the report, a total of 138,899 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country this year.

So far, 132,449 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment.

A total of 102,861 people were infected with the disease and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease last year.