The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh this year has increased by 56 to 321,001 in the latest daily count. In Dhaka, hospitals admitted 14 patients in this period while the other districts recorded 42 new cases. Of the 728 dengue patients undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country in the morning, 271 were in Dhaka and 457 outside the capital. After a record 79,598 dengue cases and 396 deaths in September amid the worst outbreak of the disease, 67,769 cases and 359 deaths were reported in October. As many as 40,716 new dengue cases were recorded last month.

Source: bd News24 December 29, 2023 13:47 UTC