Dhaka:Three dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 800 am today while 1,960 were hospitalized after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 481 this year, as reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the newly-hospitalized dengue patients, 924 were in Dhaka Division, 76 in Mymensingh Division, 261 in Chattogram Division, 224 in Khulna Division, 216 in Rajshahi Division, 63 in Rangpur Division, 185 in Barishal Division and 11 in Sylhet Division.
A total of 157,628 dengue patients have been hospitalized across the country this year. Out of these, 151,232 patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in hospitals.
Last year, 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease.