DHAKA: Out of total 53,182 dengue patients admitted to hospitals across the country, 45,974 patients have left hospitals so far.

40 people died from mosquito-borne disease so far.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revealed statistics on Sunday (August 18).

A total of 7,168 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 3,668 patients are being treated at 40 different hospitals in the capital while the number of patients outside Dhaka is 3,500.

According to a Health Crisis Management and Control Room of DGHS release issued on Sunday (August 18), a total of 1,706 new dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.

BDST: 1952 HRS, AUG 18, 2019

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