No new dengue case in 24 hrs

No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

According to the daily update from DGHS, two dengue patients, including one in the capital, are being treated at hospitals.

Since the beginning of this year, 269 dengue cases were reported.

Of them, 267 had been discharged from hospitals.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the number after reviewing 263 out of 266 reports of dengue-related deaths.

Last year, 101,354 people were hospitalised with dengue in the country. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.