<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Thirteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the highest number of deaths in a day from the mosquito-borne disease this year, raising the fatalities in Bangladesh to 127 in 2023.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>During the period, 1,533 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 779 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 5,569 dengue patients, including 3,443 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, the DGHS has recorded 24,000 dengue cases, 18,304 recoveries this year.</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>