Two die of dengue..;;

Two more people have died of Aedes mosquito-borne dengue fever in country over the past 24 hours after a gap of seven days, reports bdnews24.com.

With that, the number of deaths from the illness has risen to 16. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) last reported a dengue-related death on April 05.

The latest victims were under treatment at hospitals in the Barishal divisional region, the agency added.

Meanwhile, 22 new patients were hospitalised with the disease across the country in a day. The total number of dengue patients admitted this year has now risen to 2,074.

The DGHS said as many as seven new patients were hospitalised in the Dhaka metropolitan area until Saturday.