Two more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 563 this year.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been reported in Dhaka and Barishal divisions (outside the city corporations).

During the same period, 165 additional patients were hospitalised with viral fever, the DGHS added.

Of them, 23 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation, while 21 under the Dhaka South City Corporation.

Currently, 1,064 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.

Since 1 January, a total of 1,00,194 dengue cases have been reported.

Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 1,705 people, making it the deadliest year on record.

According to the DGHS, there were 3,21,179 cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in 2023.