14 more hospitalised with dengue

At least 14 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Of them, nine are from outside Dhaka, according to the DGHS.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients rose to 503 while total number of deaths this year remains at six.

Some 58 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment, of which, 29 are from outside the capital.

The total number of deaths from dengue fever was 281 last year while the total number of cases was 62,382.