<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Five dengue patient died while 788 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"As many as 374 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 414 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours," a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.</div><div><br></div><div>"A total of 167 people died from dengue disease between January 1 and November 5. The first death from dengue was reported on June 21, this year," the daily statement of the DGHS said.</div><div><br></div><div>With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients this year rose to 42,199 while some 38,295 patients were released from the hospitals.</div><div><br></div><div>Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Outbreak of the disease is usually seasonal, peaking during and after rainy seasons.</div><div><br></div><div>The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dengue as one of the top 10 threats to public health. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>