5 dengue patients die in a day

Five dengue patients died and 534 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

A press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said this on Tuesday (September 10).

This year, the total number of cases rose to 16,819 while 102 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period, the statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.