Dhaka:Four additional fatalities due to dengue fever have been reported in Bangladesh, with 1,900 new patients being hospitalised in the last 24 hours leading up to 800 am on Wednesday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the recent deaths have increased the nation's dengue death toll to 478 this year, as per data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). All four of the latest victims were from the Dhaka division.
Since the beginning of the year, hospitals across Bangladesh have admitted 155,668 dengue patients. Out of these, 149,123 individuals have successfully recovered from the illness. Currently, 6,067 patients remain under treatment in various hospitals nationwide.