461 new dengue patients hospitalised

A total of 461 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.

Of them, 143 were hospitalised in Dhaka and 318 in other parts of the country, the Directorate General of Health Services said.

Currently, 2,018 patients, including 861 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals, it said.

Bangladesh has seen a massive outbreak of mosquito-borne disease dengue this year. But the situation started improving from the beginning of September with relatively low number of new cases.