Dengue claims two more lives

At least two dengue patients died and 189 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, 34 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the new cases, a total of 4,122 patients were diagnosed during the current month, out of a total 22,319 infected this year. Of the total, 3,155 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 7,841 patients were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June and 43 in May. The rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.