No new dengue case reported in 24 hrs

Published: June 01, 2020 13:55:32 | Updated: June 01, 2020 21:40:36

Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are pictured at Oxitec factory in Piracicaba, Brazil on October 26, 2016 — Reuters/Files

No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One dengue patient is now being treated at a hospital, according to the daily update from DGHS.

Since the beginning of this year, 306 dengue cases were reported and of them 305 patients have been discharged, reports a news agency.

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.