Five more die of dengue

At least five dengue patients died and 562 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Of them, three were reported from Dhaka South City Corporation. One death each has been reported from Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with the new deaths and cases, the total number of deaths rose to 522 while a total number of cases rose to 95,632.

Currently, 2,408 dengue patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country, of which 1,412 are from outside Dhaka. A total of 92,702 patients have been released till yesterday.