51 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs

Fifty-one patient have been hospitalized with dengue in the last 24 hours till Wednesday. Among them, 39 patients were hospitalized in Dhaka while the remaining 12 patients in other districts.

According to Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), there has been an increase in the number of mosquito-borne diseases.

As many as 169 dengue patients, including 126 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

The dengue cases are rising in the capital allegedly due to insufficient measures taken by the two Dhaka city corporations for preventing mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the mosquito-borne viral disease.

This year, the DGHS has recorded 1,528 dengue cases and 1,358 recoveries so far.