Photo shows mother-child pair with dengue sits inside a protective net at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital on Friday, August 6, 2021 >Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneNumber of fatalities rise to 61Two more dengue patients died in Dhaka and 242 new patients were hospitalized across the country in 24 hours till Sunday morning. Also Read - Nearly 6,000 dengue cases reported in 3 weeksSome 17,357 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January. So far, 16,253 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In the month of August the country recorded the highest number of 7,698 dengue cases of the current year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2021 12:22 UTC