Staff Reporter:
Four more deaths due to dengue were reported in last 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 290 this year.
In the recent fatalities, two were reported in Chattogram Division, and one each in Dhaka Division (ex-cluding City Corporation) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
During this period, 1,154 additional patients were hospitalized with viral fever, according to the Direc-torate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of these, 250 dengue patients were admitted in Dhaka North City Corporation, while 147 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Currently, 3,966 patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the country. Since January 1, 2024, a total of 60,574 dengue cases have been reported.
Last year was particularly severe, with 1,705 deaths recorded, making it the deadliest year on record.
The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 318,749 recoveries in 2023.
