Staff Reporter:
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 563 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been re-ported in Dhaka and Barishal Divisions (outside the city corporations).
During the same period, 165 additional patients were hospitalized with viral fever, the DGHS add-ed.
Of them, 23 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 21 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Currently, 1,064 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Since January 1, 2024, a total of 100,194 dengue cases have been reported.
