Staff Reporter:
The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh has surpassed 1 lakh this year, with 2,167 new patients hospi-talised in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday.
During the period, four people died of the mosquito-borne disease, taking the death toll in the country to 307 this year.
All four deaths were reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation area, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Since January 1 this year, a total of 1,01,442 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 95,331 have recovered.
