Dengue claims one more life in 24 hrs

One more dengue patient died and 101 people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours till Monday (June 5) morning.

With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 17 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 87 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 14 outside it.

A total of 392 dengue patients, including 336 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,477 dengue cases, 2,068 recoveries.