Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 76 this year.
During the period, 889 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 574 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.
A total of 3, 253 dengue patients, including 2, 080 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 13, 843 dengue cases, 10, 514 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.
