19 dengue patients die in 24 hrs; death toll crosses 928

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of dengue fatalities in the country has now crossed 928.

With nineteen more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 928 this year.

During the period, 3,033 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.

Of the new patients, 801 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.

A total of 10,147 dengue patients, including 3,622 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 190,758 dengue cases, 179,683 recoveries this year.