DHAKA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh recorded this year's highest single-day toll of five dengue deaths on Thursday, bringing the tally to 110, said the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The official data showed 311 more new infections in the past 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Thursday, raising the total number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease to 27,782 this year.
Bangladesh recorded more than 100,000 cases and 575 deaths in 2024.
The South Asian country logged 1,705 dengue-related deaths in 2023, marking the highest annual death toll.
Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The disease causes an acute illness with symptoms such as headache, high fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands, vomiting and rash.
The June-September monsoon period is the season of dengue fever in Bangladesh. ■
