<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Another 96 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Among them, 69 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while 27 in other places, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>As many as 397 dengue patients including 327 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>On Thursday, this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 16 with one more death reported from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the total deaths, 10 were reported from Cox’s Bazar while six from Dhaka.</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>In July, the country reported 1,571 dengue cases with nine deaths.</div><div><br></div><div>This year, the DGHS has recorded 3,855 dengue cases and 3,442 recoveries so far. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>