<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Another dengue patient died and 90 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The latest death was reported from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>With this, the authorities recorded 16 deaths from the viral infection this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div>Among the deaths this year, 10 were reported from Cox’s Bazar while six from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 73 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the 17 in other places, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>As many as 364 dengue patients including 290 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.</div><div><br></div><div>This year, the DGHS has recorded 3,498 dengue cases and 3,118 recoveries so far. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>