8 more die from dengue, 1,512 hospitalised in a day
Staff Correspondent
A total of eight deaths from dengue were reported in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,484 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), some 1,740 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever during the period.
A total of 6,017 dengue patients, including 1,545 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,93,572 dengue cases and 2,86,071 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022, the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019.
Additionally, the DGHS recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
