198 dengue patients hospitalised

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UNB, Dhaka :
In the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, 198 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country.
Fifty-seven of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a regular update.
Bangladesh was hit by a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease this year. The large number of patients overwhelmed the country’s medical services.
Since January, 97,391 people were hospitalised with dengue. Of them, 96,388 made full recovery.
Currently, 752 patients, including 303 in the capital, are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
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