38 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs: DGHS

Thirty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.

The official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 281 as no death was recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 22 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 16 outside it, said DGHS.

A total of 228 dengue patients, including 137 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year and the first day of the New Year.