One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 44 this year.
During the period, 416 more patients were hospitalized with viral fever, raising the total infected-case to 11,098 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
1,705 people lost their lives in 2023 due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in the same year.
