Dengue fever: 29 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 29 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

Of them, seven are from outside Dhaka.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases this year rose to 1,359 of whom 541 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 127 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of whom 22 are from outside Dhaka.

Total number of deaths this year is 12 so far. A total of 1,220 dengue patients were released from hospitals of whom 516 are from outside Dhaka.

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.