Dhaka, July 1 -- Bangladesh witnessed 19 deaths and 5,951 dengue cases in June as the mosquito-borne disease continues to spread rapidly across the country with the onset of the monsoon, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The number of dengue cases in June marks a significant rise compared to May, when 1,773 infections and three deaths were reported, the DGHS said.
In the latest update, one more dengue-related death was reported in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, pushing the death toll from the disease to 43 so far this year.
During the period, 386 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total infected-case to 10, 682 this year.
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