No dengue deaths in 24 hours
Staff Correspondent
After several months of continuous dengue fever-related deaths, the country reported zero fatalities in the 24-hour period leading up to Wednesday morning.
However, 67 patients were hospitalised during this period, raising the number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 100,558 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Among the new cases, 12 were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation, while 12 others were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.
The dengue death toll this year stands at 565.
Currently, 935 patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the country.
Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3, 18,749 recoveries last year.
