16 more hospitalised with dengue

At least 16 patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

With the new ones, the total number of dengue cases rose to 1,053 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 74 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment in hospitals.

The 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.