The country reported 241 fresh dengue cases in last 24 hours till Sunday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the latest figure, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 59 this year.

Among the new patients, 184 were undergoing hospital treatment in Dhaka while the remaining 57 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.

Some 1,107 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Sunday morning.

Of them, 990 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 207 were listed outside Dhaka.

So far, 14,535 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.

BDST: 1940 HRS, SEP 19, 2021
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