Dhaka:Eleven people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day death toll from the disease in Bangladesh this year. During the same period, 2,071 individuals were hospitalized due to infections from the mosquito-borne disease.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the recent fatalities have increased the country's dengue death toll to 400 for the year, as reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The newly hospitalized dengue patients include 899 from Dhaka Division, 97 from Mymensingh Division, 241 from Chattogram Division, 250 from Khulna Division, 229 from Rajshahi Division, 112 from Rangpur Division, 217 from Barishal Division, and 26 from Sylhet Division.
To date, a total of 128,237 dengue patients have been hospitalized throughout the country this year. Out of these, 121,422 patients have recovered and been discharged after receiving treatment. In comparison, last year saw 102,861 dengue infections and 413 deaths in Bangladesh.