<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning – the highest single-day casualties from the mosquito-borne disease this year.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The new casualties have raised the number of Dengue fatalities in Bangladesh to 83 this year.</div><div><br></div><div>During the period, 1,054 more patients – highest single-day tally reported this year – were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 628 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 3,303 dengue patients, including 2, 306 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, the DGHS has recorded 14,897 dengue cases, 11,511 recoveries.</div><div><br></div><div>According to DGHS tally, Bangladesh has recorded 70 out of 83 dengue casualties in the months of June and July.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>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. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>