Dengue claims 2 more lives across country

With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Saturday (November 26) morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 244 this year.

During this time, 462 more patients, including 241 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 1,988 dengue patients, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

DGHS has recorded 55,607 dengue cases and 53,375 recoveries so far in the ongoing year.