703 patients are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country

One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 27 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Besides, 211 more people were hospitalized with dengue in the same period.

Of the new patients, 174 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it

Seven-hundred and three dengue patients, including 575 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,601 dengue cases, 2,871 recoveries, and 27 deaths this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.