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3 dengue patients die, 1,039 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Greenwatch Desk Disease 2024-10-21, 10:43pm

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Three dengue patients died and 1,039 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning.

"During the period, 392 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 647 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital," said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
This year, the total number of cases rose to 50,919 while 250 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period, the statement added.
Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases, reports BSS.