The country today saw eight more deaths and 1,589 more hospitalisations due to dengue fever in the last 24 hours, making it the deadliest day of this year.

With the new deaths, the total number of deaths in dengue rose to 114 this year while the total number of cases rose to 22,467, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 847 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 5,441 dengue patients, including 3,347 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 22,667 dengue cases, 16,912 recoveries this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.