2 dengue patients dead, 65 hospitalised in 24 hours

Two patients died of dengue while 65 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the deaths in Cox's Bazar, the death toll from dengue this year rose to 12.

With the new cases, 14 from outside Dhaka, the total number of dengue patients rose to 2,812.

Among the patients, 322 are still undergoing treatment, of whom 76 are from outside Dhaka.

A total of 2,478 patients have been released from hospitals, 367 from outside Dhaka.