One dengue patient died while 101 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning all over the country showing an alarming trend in the disease this year.
With this, the total number of deaths in dengue rose to 17 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On the other hand, the total number of dengue cases rose to 2,477 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Some 392 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment, most of whom are in Dhaka. A total of 2,068 dengue patients were released from hospitals so far.
Total number of deaths in dengue was 281 last year while the total number of cases was 62,382, of which 23,162 were outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Experts urged authorities concerned to conduct extensive drives identifying clusters of Aedes mosquitoes as soon as possible.
