2 more dengue patients die in 24hrs, 500 hospitalised

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 42 this year.

During the period, 500 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Fifteen hundred and three patients are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 6,839 dengue cases, and 5,294 recoveries this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 - the highest on record after 179 deaths were recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.