Dhaka, Aug 1 (PTI) Bangladesh has recorded 251 deaths from dengue this year, with the country logging 204 deaths by the vector-borne disease in July alone, media reports said. July saw the highest number of dengue cases in a month at 43,854, with the death toll being 204. On Monday, the government reported hospitalisations of 2,694 new dengue patients, and the number of fatalities increased by four to 251 in the latest 24-hour count, according to the report. Meanwhile, 2,731 new dengue cases were reported on Sunday, the highest in a day, according to news portal bdnews24.com. Bangladesh registered over 100,000 dengue hospitalisations in 2019, the record number of cases in a single year, while the official death toll stood at 179.

Source: bd News24 August 01, 2023 13:53 UTC