STAFF CORRESPONDENT

One more dengue patient died and 101 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday.

With the new death, all in Dhaka, the total number of deaths in dengue rose to 17 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of dengue cases this year rose to 2,477, of whom 696 are from outside Dhaka.

Some 392 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment while 2,068 have been released from hospitals.

Experts continue to urge the authorities concerned to conduct extensive drives identifying clusters of Aedes mosquitoes as soon as possible.