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Dengue: 8 more die; 1895 hospitalised in 24hrs

GreenWatch Desk Disease 2023-11-07, 10:53pm

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Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,425 this year.

During the period, 1,895 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.

A total of 6,555 dengue patients, including 1,722 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,83,593 dengue cases and 2,75,613 recoveries this year.

September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.