<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">One more dengue patient died and four people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to nine this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of the new patients, two were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, it added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Twenty-six dengue patients, including 15 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far, the DGHS has recorded 699 dengue cases and 664 recoveries this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year. UNB&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>