Dengue fever: 1 dies, 201 hospitalised in 24 hours

One dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning.

So far, 28 people have died from dengue this years, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, the total number of cases rose to 3,802. Only 891 of those are from outside Dhaka.

According to DGHS, 806 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

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