Staff Reporter:
Eight more people were hospitalized with dengue in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Of the new patients, five were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Thirty-three dengue patients, including 20 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 949 dengue cases, 906 recoveries, and ten deaths this year.
The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
