Dhaka: Four more people have died of dengue in the 24 hours till Monday morning, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025 to 249, local media reported.

During the same period, 942 more patients were admitted to hospital with viral fever, raising the total number of cases to 60,791, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), United News of Bangladesh reported.

The new fatalities were reported in Mymensingh, Dhaka South City Corporation and Rajshahi. Presently, 2,480 patients are receiving treatment at various hospitals of Bangladesh.

A total of 575 people lost their lives in Bangladesh in 2024. During the same period, 101,214 dengue cases were reported while 100,040 people recovered from dengue.

On September 16, the DGHS announced

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