With twenty-one more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 618 this year.
During the period, 2,352 more patients were hospitalized with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
Of the new patients, 982 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.
