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Death toll from dengue rises to 730 with 14 more deaths
Fourteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning,
Fourteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 730 this year.
During the period, 2, 993 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new patients, 994 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.
A total of 9,871 dengue patients, including 4,297 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 148,328 dengue cases, 137,727 recoveries.
In the first 10 days of September, the Aedes mosquito-borne Dengue has claimed the lives of 137 people across the country. 24,520 cases were reported during the same period.