The tally of infections this year stands at 257,060, and the death toll rises to 1,272
Published : 23 Oct 2023, 07:41 PM
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 2,014 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 257,060.
The death toll increased by 17 to 1,272 in the 24 hours to Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Dhaka saw 454 new cases and 10 deaths from the disease in this period amid the worst outbreak of the deadly virus.
The hospitals across Bangladesh were treating 7,589 patients for dengue fever in the morning, and 2,097 of them were in the capital.
After a record 79,598 dengue cases and 396 deaths from the disease in September, as many as 53,654 cases and 283 deaths have been recorded so far in October.
Experts have blamed a prolonged monsoon and rising temperature, along with a lack of effective measures to kill the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the known carrier of the virus, for the outbreak.