Dengue claims two more lives-

Two persons died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports BSS.

Ninety eight people were also hospitalised in the same period.

During the period, 74 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 24 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital, the statement added.

This year, the total number of cases rose to 5,496 while 53 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period.

In the past 24 hours, 68 dengue patients were discharged from different hospitals. Among the total cases, 4,910 patients have already been released, the DGHS statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.