Dengue claims 2 more lives across country

At least two dengue patients died while 344 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today, showing a concerning rise in dengue cases.

With the latest, the total number of deaths from dengue rose to 63.

Among the death cases, 31 are in Dhaka, 20 in Cox's Bazar, six in Chattogram, five in Barishal and one in Narayanganj, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

With 344 new patients, 74 from outside Dhaka, the total number of dengue cases this year rose to 18,646.

A total of 2,156 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment, of which 555 are from outside Dhaka.

A total of 16,427 patients have been released from hospitals, including 3,930 in outside Dhaka this year so far.