5 dengue patients die, 678 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Five dengue patients died and 678 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the past 24 hours till 8 am on Tuesday.

During the period, a total of 429 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 249 were admitted to different hospitals outside it, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It said a total of 61 deaths from dengue disease were reported this year while 14 patients died in the first four days of July.

A total of 9,871 patients were admitted to hospitals from January 1 to July 4 and now 1,669 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals across the country.