Dengue fever: One patient dies, 46 hospitalised in 24 hours

One more dengue patient died and 46 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

With the new death, the total number of deaths in dengue rose to 40 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, the total number of dengue this year rose to 6,339, of whom 1,404 are from outside Dhaka.

Some 1,382 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment.

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.