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364 fresh dengue cases reported in last 24hrs
Health officials today said they recorded 364 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours with most patients reporting in health facilities in Dhaka South City Corporation.
"During the period, (of the 364) 78 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation" which appeared to have been the worst victim of the mosquito carried diseases, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
It said among the rests, 70 were hospitalized in Barishal division, 56 in Chattogram division, 61 in Dhaka division excluding the capital and 16 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area, 34 in Khulna division, three in Mymensingh division and 46 in Rajshahi division.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 62 deaths while the disease inflicted 17,582.
The DGHS, however, said 333 patients were discharged from different hospitals across the country after their recovery, reports BSS.
The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.