Another 237 people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
Of them, 196 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 41 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
As many as 712 dengue patients, including 601 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
This year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease rose to 20 Monday with one more death reported from Cox’s Bazar. Of all the deceased, 11 were from Cox’s Bazar and nine from Dhaka.
On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.
This year, the directorate has recorded 5,930 dengue cases and 5,198 recoveries so far.
Source: United News of Bangladesh