48 dengue patients hospitalised across the country in 24 hours

At least 48 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals around the country in 24 hours till 8am today.

With them, 844 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the total infected, only 32 are from outside Dhaka.

Around half of the total infected -- 473 -- were diagnosed with dengue during the running month till this morning, which indicates the fast-rising trend of the disease.

Two hundred and seventy-one were infected in June while 43 were infected in May.

Most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released while 236 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and one outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.