Dengue fever: One patient dies, 369 hospitalised in 24 hours

One dengue patient died and 369 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

With the new death, the total number of deaths in dengue rose to 39 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, the total number of dengue this year rose to 6,293, of whom 1,394 are from outside Dhaka.

Some 1,357 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of whom 308 are from outside Dhaka.

A total of 4897 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.