The influx of patients has overwhelmed the hospitals' capacity, forcing them to add beds in the hallways and reassign medical staff from other departments to help.
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According to the CDC, the combination of hot weather and frequent rain has created ideal conditions for mosquitoes, which transmit the disease, to proliferate.
Hospitals are struggling to manage severe cases, which are presenting with complex developments and dangerous complications, increasing the risk of fatalities.
The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has recorded more than 1,200 cases of dengue fever so far this year, more than double the number in the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Health.
