City Desk :
Two more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 255 this year.
During this period, 762 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total number of cases to 62, 367, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The new deaths were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation and Khulna Division, reports UNB. Currently, a total of 2,620 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people. The DGHS recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries during the same period.
