As many as 49,949 dengue cases have been reported in August so far --a sharp rise from 16,253 cases in the previous month, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Since Jan 1 till Aug 29, a total of 68,410 people have been affected by dengue, a DGHS statement said on Thursday (Aug 29).
Among those admitted, as many as 63,200 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.
A total of 1,189 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.
Among them, 524 patients were admitted in Dhaka, and 665 in districts outside Dhaka, according to DGHS' Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room
The number of admitted patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals was 5,030.
As many as 2,785 patients were currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas a number of 2,245 people were undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said.
A total of 52 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh from Jan 1 till Aug 29, according to DGHS. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be over 123, so far.