Dengue claims another life

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 62 this year.

The death has been reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).  During the period, 394 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the number of confirmed cases to 16,789 this year.