<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>However, 17 patients were hospitalised with viral fever during this period, according to the DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>Of them, nine were admitted at the hospitals in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, a total of 127 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, 2,414 dengue cases have been reported since January 1, 2024, said DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.</div><div><br></div><div>The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3, 18,749 recoveries last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Last year’s September was the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd/fas</div>