The government has confirmed 148 people died of mosquito-borne disease dengue since the beginning of year 2019.
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research has received 266 reports of dengue-related deaths. It has reviewed 234 of them and confirmed 148 deaths on Friday (Dec 27).
One hundred and two dengue patients, including 68 in the capital, are now being treated at hospitals across the country.
Twenty two dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24-hours till 8am on Friday.
Thirteen of them were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular update.
It said 101,319 people have been hospitalized with dengue in the country since January. Of them, 100,951 made full recovery.