With two more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 244 this year. During this time, 462 more patients, including 241 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read: Dengue Fever: Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention The latest deaths were reported from Dhaka division and the number took Dhaka division’s death toll to 151. A total of 1,988 dengue patients, including 1,171 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 55,607 dengue cases and 53,375 recoveries so far this year.

Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 42. During this period, 164 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest deaths were reported from the Dhaka division. With the new numbers, the dengue death toll in Dhaka division rose to 19, on Chattogram it remained unchanged at 19, and in Barishal division at four. Read: Day 1 of Anti-dengue drive: DNCC realises over Tk 4 lakh in fines Of the new patients, 138 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 26 outside it. A total of 1,336 dengue patients, including 983 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease. This year, the directorate has recorded 10,396 dengue cases and 9,018 recoveries so far.