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Dengue claims 3 more lives, 1,299 hospitalised
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-10-23, 8:02pm
Three more people died of dengue and 1,299 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 371 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the deaths, two were reported in Chattogram division and one in Mymensingh division, it said.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 119,801 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 113,407 have recovered, reports UNB.