Dengue has claimed two more lives in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday, raising the number of the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 202 this year.
As many as 396 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever during this period, bringing the total number of cases to 48,228 so far, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The DGHS said the new deaths have been reported in Chattogram Division (outside city corporation) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
The new cases have been reported as follows: 87 in Barishal Division (outside city corporation), 96 in Chattogram Division (outside city corporation), 90 in Dhaka Division (outside city corporation), 52 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 56 in Dhaka South City Corporation, and 15 in Rajshahi Division (outside city corporation), according to the latest data.
At present, as many as 2,344 patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people. The DGHS recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries during the same period. In 2023, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
