One more death was reported from dengue in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 79 this year.
The death has been reported in Dhaka South City Corporation, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
During the period, 393 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, raising the number of confirmed cases to 20,316 this year.
Besides, Barishal Division alone reported 101 new cases, Chattogram Division (outside city corporations) recorded 64 cases, Dhaka Division (outside city corporations) reported 52, while 60 cases were detected in Dhaka South City Corporation, 46 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 38 in Rajshahi Division, 26 in Khulna Division, 5 in Rangpur division, and one in Mymensingh Division.
Currently, 1,286 patients are receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
According to the DGHS, there were 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries in the same year.
