1 dies of dengue, 19 new cases

At least one dengue patient died while 19 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

With the new death, the total number of deaths this year reached 12 while the total dengue cases rose to 1,191, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 93 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of which 20 are from outside Dhaka.

A total of 1082 dengue patients were released from hospitals of which 490 were from outside Dhaka.

The total number of dengue deaths was 281 last year while the total number of cases was 62,382.