Three more die of dengue

At least three dengue patients died, while 265 were hospita-lised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

The death toll has risen to 266, while total cases are now 60,078, of which 22,078 have been recorded outside Dhaka.

A total of 58,631 patients, 21,492 from outside Dhaka, have already been released from hospitals.

Some 1,181 dengue patients, 484 from outside Dhaka, are still undergoing treatment.

Experts have been urging authorities concerned to conduct extensive drives by identifying clusters of Aedes mosquitoes immediately.