<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Dengue claimed another life and 99 new patients were hospitalised with the viral infection in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With these, the authorities recorded eight deaths from the viral infection this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The latest death was reported from Cox’s Bazar district.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the deaths, five were reported from Cox’s Bazar while three from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 74 new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 25 outside it.</div><div><br></div><div>As many as 301 dengue patients, including 227 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 mosquito-borne viral disease.</div><div><br></div><div>This year, the DGHS has recorded 2,305 dengue cases and 1,996 recoveries so far.</div><div><br></div><div>Last year, 105 dengue patients, including 95 in Dhaka division, died. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>