A total of 1,929 patients, diagnosed with dengue infection, was hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday across the country, according government data.
As per data by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) 811 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in the aforementioned period.
Dengue cases outside Dhaka were 1,118, according to bdnews24.com.
"The number of new patients has risen by 49 on the third day of Eid compared with the day prior. But the number outside Dhaka has come down some what today," said Ayesha Akhter, assistant director of DGHS.
"We had previously warned that the dengue outbreak will intensify during the months of August and September. But only after monitoring the situation over the next seven to nine days can we say whether the number of dengue patients will increase or not."
But Ayesha believes that the number of dengue cases will decrease due to greater awareness of the disease among the population.
According to the DGHS, a total of 48,280 dengue-afflicted patients have been hospitalised throughout the country since the beginning of the year until August 15.
Of them, 40,670 were released after treatment but 7,570 remain hospitalised, including 3,910 in Dhaka.
The figures do not account for those who underwent treatment for the disease at home.
The government count, which is confirmed through reviews by a committee, has put the death toll at 40.
However, 124 fatal dengue cases were recorded by obtaining information from doctors and hospitals.
