Two dengue patients die, 98 hospitalized

Two dengue patients died while 98 more were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), among the new patients, 74  were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 24 were admitted to different hospitals outside it.

This year, the total number of cases rose to 5,496 while 53 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period.

In the past 24 hours, 68 dengue patients were discharged from different hospitals. Among the total cases, 4,910 patients have already been released, the DGHS statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.