Dengue fever: 2 patients die,180 hospitalised in 24 hours

Two dengue patients died and 180 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning.

With the new deaths, the total number of deaths from dengue rose to 26 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases this year rose to 3,390, of whom 828 are from outside Dhaka.

Some 650 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment.

A total of 2,714 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 outside Dhaka, according to the DGHS.