Staff Reporter
Eight more people died of dengue and 1,860 new patients were hospital-ized across the country in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 289 in the coun-try this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the deaths, two each were reported in Dhaka South City Cor-poration, Khulna and Rajshahi division while one each in Sylhet and Barishal divisions, it said.
Currently, 5,775 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 92,216 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 86,152 have recovered.
