A total of 88 people have died in the ongoing flood in different parts of the country till Wednesday morning.
The death toll was recorded between May 17 to June 29, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, 53 died in Sylhet division, 29 in Mymensingh division, five in Rangpur division, and one in Dhaka division.
They include 62 people who drowned, two people who died from snake bites, and fourteen people who died of lightning strikes.
Besides, one person died of diarrhoea and nine others died of different health-related issues.
Meanwhile, while the flood waters may be gradually receding in the different parts of the country, a new challenge has emerged for the victims in the form of waterborne diseases.
A total of 8,677 people in the 28 flood-hit districts have been infected by various waterborne diseases, DGHS said.
DGHS Health Emergency Operations Centre and Control Room reported that around 5,736 people have been affected with diarrhoea while 353 have been suffering from respiratory tract infections.
Furthermore, 613 people are afflicted with skin disorders, 176 people are suffering from impaired vision, and 886 people are dealing with other health-related issues.
Thousands of people have been affected in the 28 districts, leaving people stranded in water-logged areas and putting them at risk of waterborne diseases.
A total of 1,860 flood shelters have been opened and DGHS formed 2,048 medical teams for deployment to the affected areas.
According to the Control Room data, the flood has affected 28 districts – Tangail under Dhaka Division, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Jamalpur and Sherpur under Mymensingh Division, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Rangamati, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Comilla and Bhramnabaria under Chittagong Division, Rangpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur and Gaibandha under Rangpur Division, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj and Moulvibazar under Sylhet Division.