The government has logged 2,584 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever in the latest daily count, taking the tally of overall infections this year to 54,416. The death toll from the disease has increased by 10 to 261 in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services. On Sunday, the authorities reported 2,731 new dengue cases, the highest in a day. The caseload this year crossed 50,000 while the death toll topped 250 on Monday. July saw the highest number of dengue cases in a month with 43,854 hospitalisations.

Source: bd News24 August 01, 2023 13:56 UTC