Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records.
The government’s Directorate General of Health Services reports the 2023 death toll from mosquito-born illness has reached 364 in the South Asian country.
More than 78,000 people have been infected since January this year, it said.
Officials warn that the number of deaths and infections this month could set a new, grim record.
In the first 10 days of August, more than 23,000 people were diagnosed with dengue, compared to 43,854 cases during all of July.
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