Dengue cases have continued to surge in Bangladesh ahead of the onset of the monsoon season. The number of patients hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease has crossed 200 in 24 hours, the most in a single day this year. As many as 211 patients with dengue fever have been hospitalised in Bangladesh until 8 am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Another person died of the disease during that time, taking this year’s death toll to 27.

Source: bd News24 June 13, 2023 17:29 UTC