Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- At least eight more lives due to dengue fever has reported on Sunday, while 778 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the disease.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), eight dengue patients who died in the past 24 hours, three were admitted to hospitals in Mymensingh, two in Dhaka South City Corporation, and one each in Barishal, Chattogram, and Dhaka divisions. Among this year's patients, 37.7 per cent were female and 62.3 per cent were male, the report said.Of the deaths, 51.9 per cent were men and 48.1 per cent were women.In 2024, dengue claimed 575 lives, with 101,214 cases and 100,040 recoveries recorded during the same period.

Until now, 364 people have died from the fever t...