<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Dengue claimed another life and 85 new patients were hohospitalizedn 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With this, the authorities recorded nine deaths from the viral infection this year.</div><div><br></div><div>The latest death was reported from Cox’s Bazar district.</div><div>Among the deaths, six were reported from Cox’s Bazar while three from Dhaka.</div><div><br></div><div>Among the new patients, 72 were hospitalised in Dhaka while the 13 in other places, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>As many as 332 dengue patients including 265 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 2,580 dengue cases and 2,239 recoveries so far. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>