Twenty-one more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Of the new patients, 12 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and nine outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dengue: 1 dies, 20 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
A total of 168 dengue patients, including 55 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, DGHS recorded 342 dengue cases and 173 recoveries this year with a death reported on Monday.
The country reported 281 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease last year, the highest ever dengue fatalities recorded in a single year in Bangladesh. The previous record of 179 deaths was reported in 2019.
Dengue fatalities now 278 with two more deaths
The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year.
Source: United News of Bangladesh