Five people have died in the last 24 hours due to dengue fever. At the same time, another 981 people were admitted to the hospital.

This information was informed in the press release given by the Department of Health on Tuesday.

193 people have died of dengue so far this year. 96 of them are male and 97 are female. A total of 38 thousand 789 people have been affected.

According to the notification, three of the five people who died in 24 hours were men and two were women. During this period, 971 people were discharged from the hospital.