Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 167 this year.
During the period, 2,242 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 1,239 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, the DGHS said.
A total of 6,656 dengue patients, including 3,839 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 30,685 dengue cases and 23,862 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.
