No new dengue case in 24 hrs

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

According to daily update from the DGHS, one dengue patient is being treated at a hospital in the capital, reports UNB.

Since the beginning of this year, 271 dengue cases were reported.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised across the country. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.

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