Dengue fever: 1 dead, 4 hospitalised in 24 hours

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

With the new death, the total number of deaths rose to nine this year while total cases rose to 699, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Some 26 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of which 11 are from outside Dhaka.

A total of 664 dengue patients were released from hospitals, of which 350 from outside Dhaka.

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 Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).