Three more deaths have been reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 48 this year.
During the period, 492 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total infected cases to 12, 763 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
According to the DGHS, new cases were reported as follows: 154 Barishal Division (Out of CC), 51 in Chattogram Division (Out of CC), 54 in Khulna Division (Out of CC), 10 in Mymensingh Division (Out of CC), 61 in Rajshahi Division (Out of CC), three in Rangpur Division (Out of CC), one in Sylhet Division (Out of CC), 69 Dhaka Division (Out of CC), 36 in Dhaka North City Corporation and 53 in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people. In 2023, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3, 18,749 recoveries in the same year.