Dengue: 4 more die, 153 hospitalised in 24hrs
Staff Correspondent
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 569 this year.
Of the fresh fatalities, one death each occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Barishal, Chattogram, and Khulna divisions (outside the city corporations).
During the same period, 153 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, 35 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka division, 21 under the DSCC, and 20 under the Dhaka North City Corporation.
Currently, 804 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Since 1 January, a total of 1,00,711 dengue cases have been reported.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 1,705 people, making it the deadliest year on record.
According to the DGHS, there were 3,21,179 cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in 2023.
