
Three dengue patients died and 325 others were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning.
According to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services, during the period, 66 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 54 in Chattogram, 49 in Dhaka division, 33 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 62 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 14 in Khulna, six in Mymensingh and 41 patients were admitted to different hospitals in Rajshahi division.
With the new cases, the total number of dengue infections this year rose to 23,735, while the death toll reached 98.
In the past 24 hours, 306 patients were released from hospitals across the country after receiving treatment.
In the past year, the country reported 1,01,214 dengue cases and 575 deaths, the DGHS statement added.