Dengue fever continues to wreak havoc across the country as thirteen more dengue patients died in the last 24 hours, which is the highest number of deaths in a single day this year.
The tally of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease has reached 127.
Moreover, 1,533 were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, with a total of 24,000 people admitted to hospitals this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) data.
Of the new cases, 779 were reported in Dhaka city and the rest were from various parts of the country.
So far 18,304 dengue patients were released from hospitals in the country this year.
A total of 3,443 dengue patients, including 2,126 in Dhaka, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, shows the DGHS data.
Dhaka and Chattogram divisions have the highest number of dengue cases.
The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022, the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Additionally, the DGHS recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
