The number of dengue deaths has already reached a historic high as it has crossed the previous record of 281 deaths in 2022.
A total of 61,473 dengue cases have been reported so far this year – 33,454 in Dhaka and 28,019 outside the capital. Dengue had claimed maximum 204 lives in the previous month, while an astonishing 42 people died in the first three days of the current month.