80 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 80 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning.

Among them, seven are from outside Dhaka.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue this year rose to 1,704, of whom 585 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 202 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment. A total of 13 dengue patients have died so far this year.

A total of 1489 dengue patients were released from hospitals.

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