File photo: Dengue patients, covered in mosquito nets, receiving treatment at a hospital in Bangladesh Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune179 people died of dengue last year, according to official figuresEleven new dengue cases were reported in 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 37 dengue patients are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country. Also Read - Scientists discover what makes blood so tasty to mosquitoesBesides, one death from dengue was reported this year. Bangladesh witnessed a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalized and 101,037 recovered. Dengue killed 179 people last year, according to official figures.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 31, 2020 10:30 UTC