31 more patients hospitalised with dengue in 24hrs

Thirty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.

Among them, 30 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka, it said.

As many as 186 dengue patients, including 145 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 mosquito-borne viral disease.

This year, the DGHS has recorded 1,610 dengue cases and 1,423 recoveries so far.