Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 185 this year.
During the period, 2,293 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 1,238 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, the DGHS said.
A total of 7,463 dengue patients, including 4,395 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 35,270 dengue cases and 27,622 recoveries.
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.
