Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 257 this year.
During the period, 1, 139 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Of them, 230 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 179 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation. Some 3,838 patients were receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country.
This year, 52,058 dengue cases have been reported so far.
Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record. The DGHS recorded 3,21,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries that time.
