TDS Desk:

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 135 this year.

The recent fatalities were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, 580 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, bringing the total number of cases to 34,411 this year.

Among the cases, 128 were reported in Barishal division, 94 in Chattogram division, 85 in Dhaka division, 85 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 80 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 32 in Khulna division, 17 in Mymensingh division, 55 in Rajshahi division, three in Rangpur division, and one in Sylhet division.

As many as 1,571 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.

Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.

According to the DGHS, there were 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries in the same year.