Published on 06:50 PM, January 16, 2024

Dengue fever: 1 dead, 30 hopitalised in 24 hours

One more dengue patient died while 30 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

With the new ones, the total number of deaths and cases this year rose to eight and 733 respectively, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 196 dengue patients are still undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country, with 92 of them in Dhaka.

Among the total cases, 529 dengue patients have already been released, with 110 of them in the capital.

Last year, the country witnessed 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 321,179 reported cases.