18 dengue patients undergoing treatment at Dhaka hospitals: DGHS

Eighteen dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka until this morning as number of the mosquito-borne disease started to rise across the country.

Five new cases of dengue have been reported in the 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a media release.

A total of 129 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 111 of them recovered.

The health authorities reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed dengue-related deaths in 2020.