Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Fifty-eight new dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours until Friday morning, health authorities said.

The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 98 in the current year as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the deceased, 90 people died in the Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh, and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions, reports UNB.

Among the new patients, 56 are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining two cases have been reported from outside the division.

Some 446 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in...