DHAKA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 13 more deaths from dengue, the highest daily spike, bringing the death toll to 127 since January.
The country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) also reported 1,533 new confirmed cases of dengue on Tuesday, raising this month's total tally to 16,022.
The DGHS has recorded 24,000 dengue cases and 18,304 recoveries this year.
Khurshid Alam, the director-general of health services, said recently that they are exploring all possible ways to limit the spread of the disease.
Bangladesh logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022, the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.
Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The disease causes an acute illness that usually follows symptoms such as headache, high fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands, vomiting and rash. ■