4 die of dengue, 1,900 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Four dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on wednesday while 1,900 were hospitalised after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.

The latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 478 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the newly-hospitalised dengue patients, 780 were in Dhaka Division, 85 in Mymensingh Division, 242 in Chattogram Division, 226 in Khulna Division, 198 in Rajshahi Division, 109 in Rangpur Division, 249 in Barishal Division and 11 in Sylhet Division.

According to the report, a total of 155,668 dengue patients have, so far, been hospitalised across the country this year.

So far, 149,123 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.