Dengue fever: 2 die, 661 hospitalised in 24 hours

Two dengue patients died and 661 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning.

With the new deaths, the total number of deaths from dengue fever rose to 64 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 433 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka. The rest are admitted to different hospitals across the country.

The total number of dengue cases this year stand at 11,116.

Some 2,129 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment. Of them, 1,490 are outside Dhaka.

Total number of deaths in dengue was 281 last year while the total number of cases was 62,382, of which 23,162 were outside Dhaka, according to the DGHS.