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Dengue: 2 more die; 537 hospitalised in 24hrs
GreenWatch Desk
Disease
2023-12-07, 6:47pm
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,643 this year.
During the period, 537 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
A total of 2,571 dengue patients, including 675 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,16,160 dengue cases and 3,11,946 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, reports UNB.