Two more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 275 this year.
During the period, 964 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total infected-case to 68,428 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
The deaths were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation.
Currently, 1,009 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka, while 2,841 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country.
The report also said that, among this year鈥檚 patients, 62 per cent were male and 38 Per cent were female.
Of the deaths, 53.1 per cent were men and 46.9 per cent were women.
Dengue claimed the lives of 575 people in the past year.
The DGHS recorded 1,01,214 dengue cases and 1,00,040 recoveries during the same period.
