Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,615 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS): “During the period, 968 more patients were hospitalized with the viral fever.”
A total of 3,587 dengue patients, including 1974 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 311,014 dengue cases and 305,812 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
