Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 42 this year.
During the period, 500 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Of the new patients, 417 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, DGHS said.
Fifteen hundred and three patients, including 1,159 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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So far, the DGHS has recorded 6,839 dengue cases, and 5,294 recoveries 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.