Deaths from dengue now 778 with 11 more reported Thursday

Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 778 this year.

During the period, 2,663 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 900 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 9,913 dengue patients, including 4,066 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, reports UNB.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 157,172 dengue cases, 146,417 recoveries.

This month, the Aedes mosquito-borne Dengue has claimed the lives of 185 people across the country. A total of 36,027 cases were also reported during the same period, DGHS added.