Two more deaths from dengue confirmed in 24 hours till Saturday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 112.
During this period, 922 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the latest deaths, one was reported from Dhaka and another from Chattogram division raising the death tolls in the divisions to 67 and 36 respectively
The dengue death toll remained static in Mymensingh and Khulna at two and in Barishal division at five.
Of the new patients, 520 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 402 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 3,404 dengue patients, including 2,328 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The Directorate has recorded 30,029 dengue cases and 26,513 recoveries so far this year.
Source: United News of Bangladesh