Two new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8am on Monday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

In its regular update, the DGHS noted that currently 24 patients are being treated for dengue – 21 of them in Dhaka.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year. The government confirmed that dengue had killed 164 people.

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the number after reviewing 263 out of 266 reports of dengue-related deaths.

Last year, 101,354 people were hospitalised with dengue in the country. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.