Staff Reporter:
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 13 this year.
During the period, 18 more patients were hospitalized with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, six were hospitalized in Dhaka, while the rest were outside the capital.
A total of 821 dengue cases have been reported since January 1, 2024.
Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on rec-ord. The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries last year.
Last year’s September was the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
