<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Two more people died of dengue and 65 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With these, the authorities recorded 12 deaths from the viral infection this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The latest deaths were reported from Cox’s Bazar district.</div><div>Among the deaths this year, eight were reported from Cox’s Bazar while four from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 51 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the 14 in other places, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>As many as 322 dengue patients including 246 in the capital are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</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>This year, the DGHS has recorded 2,812 dengue cases and 2,478 recoveries so far. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div><b>bnbd24/fas</b></div>