Dengue fever: 52 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 52 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

Of them, one is from outside Dhaka.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases this year rose to 1,414 of whom 542 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 162 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment of whom 20 are from outside Dhaka. Total number of deaths this year is 12 so far.

A total of 1,240 dengue patients were released from hospitals of whom 519 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 Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).