Three more patients were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Thursday morning. Of the new patients, all were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). 24 dengue patients, including 14 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, the DGHS has recorded 796 dengue cases, 766 recoveries, and nine deaths this year. The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.