Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours to Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 444 this year.
During the period, 2,228 more patients were hospitalized with the viral fever.
Of the new patients, 899 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, according to the DGHS.
