Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 261 this year.
During the period, 2,584 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 1,131 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, the DGHS said.
A total of 9,264 dengue patients, including 4,869 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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So far, the DGHS has recorded 54,416 dengue cases and 44,891 recoveries this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
