Staff Reporter:
Nine more people were hospitalized with dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
Of the new patients, eight were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Seventy-three dengue patients, including 65 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,089 dengue cases, 1,005 recoveries, and eleven 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.