Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Sept-25,

A total of 221 fresh dengue cases were reported across the country in the last 24 hours.

Of them, 164 were admitted in Dhaka and 57 out of the capital, a release of the Health Crisis Management and Control Room of Directorate General of

Health Services (DGHS) said here today.

A total of 1,099 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.

Among them, 880 patients are taking treatment in the Dhaka division and 219 are hospitalized outside the capital, the release added.

A total of 17,115 patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country since January this year. Of them, 15,957 patients have

returned home after recovery, DGHS said. Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed 59 deaths due to dengue till now, said the DGHS.

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