A girl holds a placard while sitting inside a mosquito net during an awareness campaign against mosquito-borne diseases, in Dhaka on Aug 14, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

DHAKA — Bangladesh witnessed its worst-ever dengue outbreak so far this month as it recorded more than 50,000 cases and 234 deaths.

After reporting an additional 2,197 dengue fever cases in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 am local time Monday, the dengue tally in Bangladesh has surpassed the 100,000 case mark, now standing at 102,191 so far this year since January.

Of the total, 50,359 cases were reported so far in August alone

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Of the total, 50,359 cases were reported so far in August alone, the official data of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) showed.

On Monday, nine dengue-related deaths were reported across the country in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 485, said the DGHS.

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The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 94,020, including 2,084 new recoveries on Monday, said the DGHS.