The health authorities on Wednesday reported 11 additional deaths, including 4 from Dhaka city, from dengue.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) data, with the new deaths, the total fatalities rose to 1,284, including 784 from Dhaka.
Meanwhile, 1,917 more people were admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, including 435 from Dhaka.
The total dengue cases this year rose to 260,829. Of the total, 96,846 were from Dhaka, according to DGHS daily update.
The fatalities and cases of hospitalization due to the deadly mosquito-borne disease are highest in the last 23 years in the country.
Dengue appears to coincide with the rainy season from May to September and higher temperatures in Bangladesh, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
The ever worsening dengue situation showed no sign of improvement with the growing deaths and cases.
Furthermore, the health authorities also continued to report a growing number of new cases outside Dhaka. Of the new cases of hospitalization, 1,482 were reported from outside Dhaka.
A total of 7,599 people were being treated across the country in hospitals. Of them, 2,162 were from Dhaka.
Of the total admitted, 251,935 patients made recovery and returned home, including 93,896 from Dhaka with a 97 per cent recovery rate on average.
Last year, 281 people died due to dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.
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