<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Twenty-seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, seven were admitted to the hospitals in Dhaka and 20 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 176 dengue patients, including 62 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country</div><div>So far, the DGHS recorded 269 dengue cases and 93 recoveries this year with zero death.</div><div><br></div><div>The country reported 281 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease last year, the highest ever dengue fatalities recorded in a single year in Bangladesh. The previous record of 179 deaths was reported in 2019, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>