<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 42.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During this period, 164 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest deaths were reported from the Dhaka division.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the new numbers, the dengue death toll in Dhaka division rose to 19, on Chattogram it remained unchanged at 19, and in Barishal division at four.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of the new patients, 138 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 26 outside it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A total of 1,336 dengue patients, including 983 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;">On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year, the directorate has recorded 10,396 dengue cases and 9,018 recoveries so far. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>