Dengue: 449 hospitalised in one day

At least 449 dengue patients were hospitalised, 265 of which were outside, in the last 24 hours till this morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services, as Friday is a weekly holiday, many hospitals did not send their patients lists which will be adjusted tomorrow.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue this year rose to 17,831, of which 5,890 were from outside Dhaka.

The death toll from dengue stands at 93, so far.

Some 4,220 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment in different hospitals across the country, while a total of 13,518 dengue patients have been released from the hospitals so far.

The total number of deaths in dengue was 281 last year while the total number of cases was 62,382.