Four die of dengue, 1,512 hospitalised

Four people died of dengue and 1,512 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours to Thursday morning.

With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 368 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new deaths, two were reported in Mymensingh division while one each was recorded in Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation areas, it said.

Of the total fatalities, 52.9 percent were female and 47.1 percent were male.

Since January 1 this year, a total of 118,502 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 112,111 have recovered.�"UNB