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 572 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been re-ported in the Dhaka division, including one case in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
During the same period, 148 additional patients were hospitalized with viral fever, the DGHS add-ed.
Of them, 18 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 25 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Currently, 683 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Since January 1, 2024, a total of 101,016 dengue cases have been reported.
