One more person died from dengue and 87 people were hospitalised with the viral infection in the 24 hours to Sunday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh.
So far, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported 15 deaths from this mosquito-borne viral disease. A leading cause of serious illness and death in some Asian and Latin American countries, reports UNB.
The latest death was reported from Cox's Bazar. Of all the deceased, 10 were from Cox's Bazar and five from Dhaka.
Up to Sunday, 73 new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 14 in other parts of the country.
Three hundred and eighty-seven dengue patients, including 315 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
