This Year’s Dengue Death Toll Rises to 67 with Two Deaths in 24 Hrs

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 67 this year, reports UNB.

During the period, 820 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 603 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 2, 502 dengue patients, including 1, 773 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 12, 118 dengue cases, 9, 549 recoveries.

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.