A total of 1,221 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh the highest number in a single day so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health.
This was recorded in the past 24 hours, on Sunday. In the same period, eight people died due to the mosquito-borne disease, raising the death toll to 158 so far this year.
With the fresh infections, the number of dengue cases surged to 29,786 in Bangladesh, the ministry said.