Dengue death toll rises to 17 as another dies; 128 new patients hospitalised

Another dengue patient died and 128 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

The latest death was reported from Dhaka.

With this, the authorities recorded 17 deaths from the viral infection this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Among the deaths this year, 10 were reported from Cox’s Bazar while seven from Dhaka.

Of the new patients, 108 were hospitalised in Dhaka while the 20 in other places, it said.

As many as 424 dengue patients including 361 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.

This year, the DGHS has recorded 3,983 dengue cases and 3,542 recoveries so far.