The number of fatalities due to dengue fever in Bangladesh has exceeded 300, with an additional 10 deaths reported in the last 24 hours until Saturday.
The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh stands now at 303, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country has been grappling with a rapid surge in dengue fever cases, as 2,495 more people were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Saturday.
Of them, some 1,069 patients were admitted to various hospitals in Dhaka, while 1,426 sought medical attention in hospitals outside the capital.
A total of 9,334 dengue patients, including 4,680 in the capital, are currently undergoing treatment in various governmental and non-governmental hospitals nationwide.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 63,968 dengue cases and 54,331 recoveries this year.
