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Two die from dengue, 308 hospitalised in a day

December 14, 2023, 07:35 PM

Two die from dengue, 308 hospitalised in a day

Staff Reporter

Two more dengue patients died and 459 were hospitalized in the country in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.

Of the new deaths, one fatality was reported in Dhaka and one death reported outside it. 

According to the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 1,676. this year.

Among the new patients, 97 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 211 outside it.

Some 1,823 dengue patients, including 537 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,18,613 dengue cases, 3,15,114 recoveries, this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.