Staff Reporter:
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning.
With this, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 384 this year.
Of the deaths, two were reported in Barishal division, and one each in Dhaka division, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and Mymensingh division.
In a 24-hour span, 1,107 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, 267 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), while 123 under the DSCC.
A total of 77,127 dengue cases have been reported since 1 January.
Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
The DGHS recorded 3,21,179 cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in 2023.
