Four more people died from dengue across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am on Saturday, taking the death toll this year to 299.
During the same period, 1,631 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide, according to a press release issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday.
Of the latest fatalities, one was reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation area, while Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal divisions recorded one death each outside their respective city corporation areas.
According to DGHS data, a total of 97,082 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country since 1 January this year.
Of them, 91,007 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
