2 more die of dengue
At least two dengue patients died while 147 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
With the new deaths, the total number of deaths this year reached 19, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the cases, the total number of dengue cases rose to 2,720.
Among the patients, 723 are from outside Dhaka. Some 480 of them are currently undergoing treatment.
A total of 2,221 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals after being treated, of which 650 were from outside Dhaka.
The number of dengue deaths was 281 last year while the number of cases was 62,382.
Dengue infections are spreading rapidly, with the number of patients increasing fivefold in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year.
Last year, 310 people were hospitalised with dengue fever between January 1 and May 28, according to the DGHS.
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