Five more people succumbed to dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 155 this year.
During the same period, 636 new patients were hospitalised with dengue, bringing the total number of infections to 38,527 since January, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Currently, 746 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka, while a total of 1,844 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country, the statement added
Last year, the total number of 575 deaths from the dengue disease were reported.
MSH