DHAKA, Dec 4, 2023 (BSS) - Two dengue patients died and 682 were admitted

to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am
today.

On November 15, Bangladesh witnessed 24 dengue deaths, the highest in a
single day this year.

"The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1600-mark as the
authorities recorded 1,634 dengue deaths between January 1 and December 3
this year," a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services
(DGHS) said.

"During the period, 135 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city
while 547 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the
DGHS daily statement added.

"This year, 1,634 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in
2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the
statement said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 3,14,388 the
statement said, adding: "This year, some 3,10,065 patients were released from
different hospitals out of the total patients."