Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- Five more people have died of dengue and 1,597 new infections have been recorded across the country.

The new deaths were reported in Dhaka, Barishal and Khulna on Thursday while the fresh infections across the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning.

According to the government, 59,592 patients infected with dengue were hospitalised and 53,398 of them discharged after treatment since the beginning of this year.

The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 40, son of Abdul Awal of Chandpur; Monir Hossain, 38, son of Shahjahan Mia of Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal, Alauddin Hossain, 14, son of Sirajul Islam Gazi of Kaliganj in Satkhira, Tasmim, 17, of Zinjira in Keraniganj of Dhaka, and Tasnin, 35, of Jurain in the ca...